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  • New Yawkas have the most confident sounding US accents, study finds

    05/31/2025 8:41:16 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 38 replies
    Nypost ^ | 05/31/2025 | Gabrielle Fahmy
    Do I amuse you? The Big Apple boasts the most confident sounding accents in the US, a recent study found. The unique tone, marked by dropped “R”s, shifted vowels (like coffee becoming “caw-fee”) and tough talk — often thought of as a specific Brooklyn or Bronx sound, is particularly associated with working-class, multi-generational New Yawkas. Think Joe Pesci’s “Funny how” in “Goodfellas” and Chazz Palminteri’s iconic “Now youse can’t leave” in “A Bronx Tale” — or anything Fran Drescher. “There’s a rhythm to it that cuts through small talk and its placement and resonance tends to sit further forward giving...