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Originally Posted by dave angel
hearing an educated - i suppose i mean less-strident - southern accent is like having Liv Tyler make love to your ears, a New York/Jersey accent drives one to beat its owner to death with the nearest wall. the rather nasty 'like, OMG' califorinan accent (or perhaps dialect?) produces a similar result.
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That California accent you speak of is what we call "valley girl" talk.
"Oh my gawd, that's like sooo neeeeat!!!"
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Originally Posted by dave angel
i suppose its a kind of a reflection on the way we view the differing parts of american society, with a southern accent you can imagine the speaker smiling at you while they're speaking, with a dreadful New York nasal accent you can imagine them stabbing you for standing on the PAVEMENT!
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That's what I call "Brooklynese." The actress Rosy Perez has a heavy dose of it. She will absolutely drive you insane.
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Originally Posted by dave angel
while the Californian accent - or perhaps 'shopping mall' accent - gives the distinct impression of absolute inactivity between the ears and appears to intone that while said imbecile may be speaking at you, they aren't actually aware of your existance...
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You can find this in the movie "clueless."
