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I read somewhere that Brooklyn accents grew out of the Dutch language. Anyone know for sure?
Probably its largest early influence (think of how “t’s” to “d’s”, especially with a traditional Bronx accent), the later influence from German, Norwegian and Yiddish helped solidify Dutch’s Germanic mark on Brooklynese.
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I read somewhere that Brooklyn accents grew out of the Dutch language.
i thought it was because older people, specifically in the nyc area had fatter thicker tongues that caused their strange accents. like literally.
*rob*
Or is that “loo hanging froot”?
Or is that “froot hanging in the loo”?
slope, you mean low hanging froot.
I find the evolution of language and accents so fascinating. I have to do more research.
“Arkady, where does the Canadian accent come in?”
Right aboot here. (Sorry, biff, low hanging fruit)
“Arkady, where does the Canadian accent come in?”
After the sixth bottle of Sleemans.
Arkady, where does the Canadian accent come in?
Lots of input to Bklyn accent – that’s why it varies hood to hood. Irish, Dutch, Yiddish, Italian among others. “D” instead of “th” is Irish.