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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A real NY accent has almost completely disappeared. I almost never hear it in Manhattan, where I work, or Brownstone Brooklyn, where I live. You’ll hear it in the far reaches of the boroughs, among people who mostly interact with other people with the same accent. I can’t distinguish between a Brooklyn or Queens accent, if there even is a strong difference. [b]Hardly ever interact with people from the Bronx or Staten Island.[/b][/quote]

This last sentence made me laugh!

I am from the Bronx and a lot of people still have heavy accents. The accent is definitely watered down in the younger generations, especially those who work outside the Bronx. I know so many people who have a completely different Manhattan work accent from their Bronx corner store accent.

As for the different boroughs, there are slight differences but they are hard to pick up on. I suspect its dependent on the concentration of immigrant or immigrant descendant communities in each of the boroughs.  Italians, Irish, Jewish, Puerto Rican, Caribbean etc etc.  All different versions of a New York accent but they have their own inflections and tones.

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