User:Utaj

this user is from long island

lets talk about new york accents. the mid atlantic accent is widely spoken in new jersey along its central coast, parts of pennsylvania and long island, but most long island speakers are philly transplants. the long island accent is very distinct, id say it fits a broader "long island sound" accent as the people from providence, rhode island sound like they are from new york city almost. the new york accent is a variation of this long island accent and it has a mixture of the southern new england accent, and the hudson valley speak as well. i cant stand when people say its a "jewish ny accent" or an "irish ny accent" its a regional accent. id say the nyc accent is really gone in the city, young people with the natural accent are more in rockland and suffolk counties, as a lot of nassau and westchester county's residents are urban professionals raising kids in nyc suburbs but arent from there themselves and dont have an accent to pass on. i have a long island accent and im from nassau in western long island, closer to the city and im in the minority, most my age dont have too much of an accent, as opposed to kids i meet from out east in suffolk county.