miami accent ? (Tampa, Orlando, West Palm Beach: schools, live, areas)

[money23]

what you think of miami accent and other south cites and other cites

The speech used in the urban and coastal areas of Central and South Florida (everything south of and including Orlando) is noticeable for not being a typical southern accent, because a large proportion of the inhabitants are non-natives of the area. In fact, many residents in Orlando, for example, speak with what could be described as a General American accent with a slight southern drawl (to varying degrees). Others may speak with a Northeast accent (specifically New York-New Jersey English) or an accent belonging to that of Spanish speakers (predominantly from Cuba.) The accents heard in some parts of this region, especially in older communities such as Aventura, Boca Raton, or West Palm Beach, are that of the typical New Yorker. However a mild southern dialect is still predominantly spoken in the rural and inland areas of Central and South Florida.
In Miami, a unique accent, commonly called the "Miami accent", is widely spoken. It developed by second- or third-generation Hispanics whose first language was English. It is very similar to accents in the Northeast, but contains a rhythm and pronunciation heavily influenced by Spanish. However, a Miami accent is not Spanish-accented English, as many Miami residents who are not Hispanic or do not speak Spanish speak with the Miami accent as well. Although many Miami natives will deny that they have an accent, those outside South Florida will identify a unique accent spoken by Miami residents.

[Fnix]

never knew there was one. Unless you mean ebonics

[TannerMan]

I notice it alot. Mostly only in young adults that were born and raised in Miami and in kids in schools.

[nicsma2002]

I used to have a Miami accent. Then I moved to Alabama. That took care of that. I grew up in Miami and noticed that even some anglo kids had the Miami accent. But now I've been here so long I don't even really notice it anymore unless I think about it.

[Kathleen1971]

I used to have a Miami accent too but lost it after a my first year in Tampa. I will say that I can tell in a heartbeat who is from Miami by hearing them speak. Never fails.

[tallrick]

I am from Miami but most people I meet now think I am from the midwest. Never knew there was a Miami accent.

[TriMT7]

Lol, YES! I am well aware of the Miami accent. Honestly, it grates on me worse than the heaviest Brooklynese or Bawstanese. It's very apparent amonst young people, you're right. Lots of emphasis on vowels.

[big mean bear]

Instead of "Dollar" you say "doll-er". Instead of "color" you say "coler". "Ar's and or's are pronounced -er.

[Loggerhead Shrike]

I used to work with a girl I swore was Cuban (had a spanish last name but looked very anglo) because she had the Miami Accent. She eventually told me she was 100% gringa but was raised here and was married to a Cuban American. I also have friends born and raised here that swore they had no accent but were immediately told they had one when leaving Miami to study elsewehere. They were quite shocked. The entonation is definitely from Cuban Spanish but anyone born and raised here and exposed to it speaks it. I believe the NY or N. Jersey pronunciation is influenced from Italians and/or Jews and the Minnesota Accent (Fargo?) is influenced from Scandinavian languages also. BTW I have meet non-hispanics from El Paso, Texas who speak with a Mex-American accent.

[portorro]

I lived in Miami for 2 years and I just think people were talking an archaic version of that fantastic dialect called Ghetto. Not hating. Just saying...you find the same sounds, intonation, grammar, etc used by other hispanic communities in the US. Thus, I dont think its a typical Miami thing.