A quick view on the different accents and varieties of English you can find in the city of the skyscrapers

2. There is no such thing
as a single
"American accent."

4. Noo Yawk
Joisey /Da Bronx
The Affect
Prep
Jewish

5. THE
STEREOTYPICAL
ACCENT OF
PEOPLE FROM
NEW YORK CITY
Noo Yawk
CHARACTERIZED
BY A NASALLY
SOUND, AND
THE EXTENSIVE
USE OF PROFANITY
WORKING-CLASS,
ILL-MANNERED,
YANKEES OR METS FAN.
Stereotype

6. I knew I should
have taken that
left turn at
Albuquerque.

7.  The accent of thugs and The
Mafia.
 Consonants are stressed
 They like dropping "t"
sounds
 Unless…
 “better" sound more like
"bedder."
 "Get him" can sound like either
"geddim" or "ge' him."
Joisey/Da Bronx
The mafia
Stereotype
YOU
tell ME.

8. Who died
and left you
boss?

9. The Affect
AKA
“The City Girl Squawk”
A tendency to end
every phrase with a
rising tone as if it were
a question
(aka "uptalk").
Along with long,
whiny vowels, a lazy,
and whistling "s”.
Stereotype
YOUNG, UPPER-
MIDDLE CLASS WOMEN
WHO ARE SHALLOW
(EMPTY-HEADED), AND
IMMATURE

10. Snickerdoodle, what did
you do to your hair?

11. Prep
$-THE AMERICAN "POSH" OR "SNOB" ACCENT.
$-IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH MANHATTAN
STOCKBROKERS AND"NEW ENGLAND LOCKJAW"
$-IT'S EXTREMELY NASAL WITH A TENDENCY
TOWARDS MELLOW, DROPPING TONES
Stereotype Politely amoral greed

12. It strikes me as an extra
risky strategy.

13. This accent is spoken by some Jewish people, with influences of
Yiddish and Hebrew.
GOOD PHRASES
"Schmuck!”
"Oy vey!”
Jewish
YIDDISH SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION
"For this I went to college?"
"You want I should beg for a
visit from my only son?!“
" A heart attack you almost
gave me!“
Stereotype
Bickering old couples kvetching
(always complaining) about how
much they paid for something,
deli owners, and Rabbis.

14. You´re a
tall glass
of Brown
water!

15. See you in the future!