What does a California accent sound like?
“A proper California accent is as smooth as butter, naturally sonorous, and as rich and deep as a butter cream mocha cake from Just Desserts,” wrote Ethan Cranke. “Dignified and divine, i.e. the only accent accepted into heaven.”
What makes someone a New Yorker?
“To be a New Yorker you have to live here for six months, and if at the end of the six months you find you walk faster, talk faster, think faster, you’re a New Yorker.”
What is the New York accent called?
New York English carries what linguists call a non-rhotic accent, with speakers often dropping R s that are followed by another consonant—turning forget into fuhget and girl into goil. The patois is also distinctive for its high-gliding vowels, which turn words like talk and caught into tawk and cawt.
What is unique about the California accent?
Here are some things that are unique to the California accent. Californians speak with a more open mouth, often not closing the mouth at the end of a sentence. Try this: Say the following sentence clearly: I can’t believe you did that! Now, say the same sentence, but leave your mouth open at the end. It sounds more like:
What do Californians not distinguish from vowels?
Californians often do not distinguish from some vowels. For example, look at the following words with the “e” sound: In California English, these words sound more like wrack and kattle and rally. The same can happen with the “oo” sound.
How can I sound like a Californian?
If you want to sound like a Californian, there are a few things you have to master: pronunciation and slang. CISL has covered California slang in several articles: check out our articles on Northern California vs. Southern California Slang , California Slang Words, Five Important California Slang Words, and the word Gnarly.