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flamingdem

(39,313 posts) Thu Feb 18, 2016, 09:20 PM Feb 2016

Bernie Sanders: a linguistic analysis

http://www.vox.com/2016/2/18/11046650/bernie-sanders-accent

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Bernie Sanders: a linguistic analysis (Original Post) flamingdem Feb 2016 OP

This is really cool! Merryland Feb 2016 #1

Bernie is bringing back the real New Yawk accent flamingdem Feb 2016 #4

I made those comments to my brother in law nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #2

I love NYC accents! Odin2005 Feb 2016 #3

I've always found them sexy. valerief Feb 2016 #7

That was so interesting in general Populist_Prole Feb 2016 #5

That was fun! nt valerief Feb 2016 #6

I am a rhotic speaker.... k8conant Feb 2016 #8

i was born and raised in NYC... Javaman Feb 2016 #9

Merryland

(1,134 posts)

1. This is really cool!

Reply to flamingdem (Original post)

Thu Feb 18, 2016, 09:32 PM

Feb 2016

Thanks so much, have posted to for my New York in-laws...

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)

4. Bernie is bringing back the real New Yawk accent

Reply to Merryland (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 18, 2016, 09:46 PM

Feb 2016

I thawght nobody tawked like that but Bernie Sandahs keeps it real.

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

2. I made those comments to my brother in law

Reply to flamingdem (Original post)

Thu Feb 18, 2016, 09:35 PM

Feb 2016

the other day... but we are both writers.

Odin2005

(53,521 posts)

3. I love NYC accents!

Reply to flamingdem (Original post)

Thu Feb 18, 2016, 09:45 PM

Feb 2016

valerief

(53,235 posts)

7. I've always found them sexy.

Reply to Odin2005 (Reply #3)

Fri Feb 19, 2016, 01:51 AM

Feb 2016

Populist_Prole

(5,364 posts)

5. That was so interesting in general

Reply to flamingdem (Original post)

Fri Feb 19, 2016, 01:12 AM

Feb 2016

I love stuff like this. Bookmarked for reference.

valerief

(53,235 posts)

6. That was fun! nt

Reply to flamingdem (Original post)

Fri Feb 19, 2016, 01:51 AM

Feb 2016

k8conant

(3,030 posts)

8. I am a rhotic speaker....

Reply to flamingdem (Original post)

Fri Feb 19, 2016, 01:56 AM

Feb 2016

but I support a non-rhotic speaker for President of the United States of America!

Javaman

(62,531 posts)

9. i was born and raised in NYC...

Reply to flamingdem (Original post)

Fri Feb 19, 2016, 10:48 AM

Feb 2016

I moved to L.A. when I was 26. Moved to Texas when I was 32.

I'm now 52 and people still ask me, "did you just move from NY?"

when I'm tired, only fellow New Yorkers can understand my mumble speak. LOL

I love my accent.

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