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Just to clear up any misinformation: the Baltimore accent is a southern accent. I don't understand the "more southern" or "less southern than" if we're comparing the accents of two southern cities; they're different versions of the southern accent.
These accents sound pretty northern to me. Not much of a south influence in their speech.
However these two guys from Chicago definitely sound very southern in their accents. The strong southern influence in the Black Chicago accent would definitely be noticeable in Baltimore, Philly, and DC.
However these two guys from Chicago definitely sound very southern in their accents. The strong southern influence in the Black Chicago accent would definitely be noticeable in Baltimore, Philly, and DC.
Rico Recklezz (Chicago)
The Chicago accent has a full range from almost Northern sounding to Southern sounding.
Here are some videos from predominantly black or Hispanic neighborhoods, and you can see that there is a range from Southern to Northern accents. But overall, not very southern. These black Chicago accent would definitely not stand out as being southern in Baltimore or DC, as I am from that area (although I'm not black, so I may not pickup on all the nuances). It would blend in perfectly.
DC and Chicago say certain words pretty similarly, for example, the word "five," rhymes with 'have' in both cities.
I don't think you can classify "Chicago blacks" with one accent from my experiences. As you can see in the clips I posted above, the accents vary so much. Maybe because Chicago is such a physically large city with so many different neighborhoods. There may be a subset of Chicago blacks that say some words similar to DC blacks, but it's not universal at all. In fact, if you lived in Chicago, you would see that there is a sizable subset of blacks that have the classic "Chicago/Midwest accent" similar to white Chicagoans. Those people definitely aren't saying the word "five," rhyming with 'have' like they do in DC/Baltimore.
I don't think you can classify "Chicago blacks" with one accent from my experiences. As you can see in the clips I posted above, the accents vary so much. Maybe because Chicago is such a physically large city with so many different neighborhoods. There may be a subset of Chicago blacks that say some words similar to DC blacks, but it's not universal at all. In fact, if you lived in Chicago, you would see that there is a sizable subset of blacks that have the classic "Chicago/Midwest accent" similar to white Chicagoans. Those people definitely aren't saying the word "five," rhyming with 'have' like they do in DC/Baltimore.
"Five" and "have" don't rhyme in the Baltimore area. DC and Chicago are the two places I'm referring to. https://youtu.be/fv68IkWcRqo
This is the Chicago accent that I've heard.
They are definitely different accents but certain words sound remarkably similar.
Any words that have pronounced I in it sounds like an "a"
Five rhymes with Have
Spine sounds like Span
Fire sounds like feh
"Five" and "have" don't rhyme in the Baltimore area. DC and Chicago are the two places I'm referring to. https://youtu.be/fv68IkWcRqo
This is the Chicago accent that I've heard.
They are definitely different accents but certain words sound remarkably similar.
Any words that have pronounced I in it sounds like an "a"
Five rhymes with Have
Spine sounds like Span
Fire sounds like feh
I don't pick up on all the details but the Baltimore and DC accents I've heard are similar southern sounding. Baltimore and DC are the two places I'm referring to. This is the Baltimore accent I've heard.
I don't pick up on all the details but the Baltimore and DC accents I've heard are similar southern sounding. Baltimore and DC are the two places I'm referring to. This is the Baltimore accent I've heard.
There are some similarities due to proximity, but there also some noticable differences. Both are southern accents that don't immediately one's mind when thinking of the south. DC and Hampton Roads have some similarities as well but they are all subgroups of the southern US region.
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