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Milwaukee and Detroit Blacks Have similar accents to the Bay Area and LA
Chicago Blacks(slightly) sounds like Memphis or Mississippi Blacks
Hmmm... Not really sure about that West Coast/Detroit comparison. Most black folks I've met/heard from California pronounce their R's rather hard like we do here in KC. Not so much in Detroit. Plus, in Detroit/Michigan, the short o sound is often almost two syllables. Not the case in KC or California.
Hmmm... Not really sure about that West Coast/Detroit comparison. Most black folks I've met/heard from California pronounce their R's rather hard like we do here in KC. Not so much in Detroit. Plus, in Detroit/Michigan, the short o sound is often almost two syllables. Not the case in KC or California.
like when they say "dog," it almost sounds like "do-awgh" at times, long and drawn out almost into separate syllables. Not everyone I've met from Detroit or Michigan does this, but I've heard it more than a few times
like when they say "dog," it almost sounds like "do-awgh" at times, long and drawn out almost into separate syllables. Not everyone I've met from Detroit or Michigan does this, but I've heard it more than a few times
Oh. I have heard Black Michigander types say it either the Southern way (like you spelled it out) or the Northern way which is "dawg". It isn't super consistent in the Blacks.
DC-area black people have a distinct accent to me (a white person). The "aw" sound (as in "law" or "brought") is more of a flat, monophthongal "oh" sound, and the short "a" sound (as in "bat" or "rack") is pretty short and open-mouthed, almost British-sounding. The rhythm is also a little more staccato.
Black people from Chicagoland sound more "standard" AAVE, although when I watch those accent-tag videos on YouTube of black people from different regions, the ones from Chicago might have some mild Inland North features now that I'm paying attention to it.
I always thought black people from Chicago and DC have similar accents.
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