Is the New York City accent gone? (Yonkers, Ohio: celebrities, rating)

[SuperMario]

Originally Posted by sobrodude

I know I have an accent, it is just not as fierce as most others...but that's normal..I should have some sort of accent, I am from NY after all. A Guido is the sterotypical Italian, with the wife-beater, camaro, etc...heavy Soprano style accent and love freestyle/dance music. You should know that...thats NYC basics.

Ahh the Peter Clemenza type Mafioso. Love them.

[sobrodude]

I went to school with a girl from Massapequa and even I was shocked at how thick her accent was..it was so exaggerated it was ridiculous...but apparently it is the norm. It may be the worst accent in all NY State.

[jax78]

Originally Posted by sobrodude

I went to school with a girl from Massapequa and even I was shocked at how thick her accent was..it was so exaggerated it was ridiculous...but apparently it is the norm. It may be the worst accent in all NY State.

LMAO. I don't know why you're picking Massapequa. I'm sure it's the same as anyone from LI.

[Rachael84]

People on LI talk exactly like they do in the city. Just about everyone I knew growing up on Long island had families who came from the city. Some of the kids I met were born in the city and moved to the suburbs.

[sobrodude]

I dunno..I have heard other accents but none compared to Massapequa. But I am sure LI in general is not far off. Either way, the point is that accents across the board are alive and well and thriving!

[crisp444]

Yo, I think sobrodude has a bit of an accent. Nothing "horrendous" or "laughable and ludicrous," but a noticeable accent, nonetheless. And lol Jackie, I went to HS with a girl from the South Shore of LI and she had a STRONG accent - no joke! Her parents were Italian-Americans who grew up in Brooklyn and they had accents that were just as strong.

[crisp444]

I have only lived here for 13 months, so I don't have a NY accent at all. Most people here say that I'm "accent neutral" and am not sure where I am from until I tell them.

However, interestingly enough, besides guessing if I am from California (#1 response), Florida (#2 response), or asking "Is English your first language?" I have been asked if I am from Manhattan a few times... when I asked one person why they asked me that many people who are raised in Manhattan nowadays are very accent neutral.

[jax78]

Originally Posted by crisp444

Yo, I think sobrodude has a bit of an accent. Nothing "horrendous" or "laughable and ludicrous," but a noticeable accent, nonetheless. And lol Jackie, I went to HS with a girl from the South Shore of LI and she had a STRONG accent - no joke! Her parents were Italian-Americans who grew up in Brooklyn and they had accents that were just as strong.

hahaha. Yeah, my dad is Italian-American, and my parents are both from Brooklyn. I know my accent is strong; it's just funny that he mentioned Massapequa.

[LiveChick]

I think I still have my accent. I've spent most of my life here, so I definitely have my NY accent.
I never pronounce my "e's" and "r's"

[bmwguydc]

I do not have an accent that is attributable to New York at all, though I do hear the dialect in varying degrees both when I am in the city and when I am elsewhere. People sometimes give me a double take when I tell them where I'm from, followed by "but you don't have an accent." The accent lives on, with whatever localized nuances exist in pockets, be they Bronx, Brooklyn, Long Island, etc.