tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post904953644858336506..comments2024-03-29T01:38:51.887-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: Sound off: Looking at the disappearing New York accentUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-3139488092861015132010-02-09T10:00:44.496-05:002010-02-09T10:00:44.496-05:00Wanna gweet?
Would you like to go get something t...Wanna gweet?<br /><br />Would you like to go get something to eat?b-midnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04859311636709956352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-28130467072189655202010-02-08T17:35:54.764-05:002010-02-08T17:35:54.764-05:00@Bowery Boogie I'm certainly doing my best to ...@Bowery Boogie I'm certainly doing my best to keep it alive!Barbara L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691245293493324747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-76670402480509772302010-02-08T14:32:45.034-05:002010-02-08T14:32:45.034-05:00@BaHa great point! That's gotta be one of the ...@BaHa great point! That's gotta be one of the most prevalent usages.Bowery Boogiehttp://www.boweryboogie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-79168204852696018862010-02-08T12:43:08.024-05:002010-02-08T12:43:08.024-05:00I've never seen a reference to the contraction...I've never seen a reference to the contraction of can I that rhymes with sky. Cai have some? I've heard that all my life.Barbara L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691245293493324747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-2894304679086255452010-02-08T12:18:53.816-05:002010-02-08T12:18:53.816-05:00The classic of that is 'Only The Dead Know Bro...The classic of that is 'Only The Dead Know Brooklyn,' by Thomas Wolfe<br /><br />http://www.southerncrossreview.org/57/wolfe-brooklyn.htm<br /><br />Mick<br /><br />www.mykoladementiuk.comMykola Dementiukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02267125930152870083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-50638060177042637032010-02-08T11:03:19.910-05:002010-02-08T11:03:19.910-05:00I grew up in New York and it might be the most ann...I grew up in New York and it might be the most annoying accent, but also one rarely heard. Most people I know have a very clear accent - sharp constants and open vowels. I've read that there is a bias in gay men to take on a specific accent (not to be confused with the queenie drawn out drama accent), and that accent was very specific to NYC during the turn of the last century. It wasn't the truck driver from Queens' accent, but something far more refined and elegant. Educated...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com