There is no such thing as a single

"American accent."

Noo Yawk Joisey /Da Bronx

The Affect Prep Jewish

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

"fuhgeddabouti

t"

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

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

StereotypeYOU

tell ME.

Who died and left you boss?

 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”.

StereotypeYOUNG, UPPER-

MIDDLE CLASS WOMEN WHO ARE SHALLOW (EMPTY-

HEADED), AND IMMATURE 

Snickerdoodle, what did you do to your hair?

 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

It strikes me as an extra risky strategy.

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!“

StereotypeBickering old couples kvetching

(always complaining) about how much they paid for something,

deli owners, and Rabbis.

You´re a tall glass of Brown water

!

See you in the future!