NY accent vs Baltimore accent
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That just sounds like that guy's voice. Maybe I'm biased because I'm from Baltimore, but no one's told me I have an accent
Fun fact: Herc actually has a Brooklyn accent because the actor himself is from there
Well it's definitely not distinct or noticeable enough for people to identify it like the case with heavy NYC or Boston or Southern accents, for instance
At first I was like, who is from where, but she made it clear the more she talked.
Fucking miss it up there.
My peoples.
Fuck Florida .
Fucking miss it up there.
My peoples.
Fuck Florida .
There definitely is and it's hard to describe. It took me moving from Bmore to another city to realize it.
Murrland is very much a thing throughout Murrland too, tho other parts are quite unique to Baltimore.
Snoop has the most authentic Baltimore accent that I point most people to as she's actually from the city.
You mean people of Baltimore actually speak like this or Snoop is some absurd caricature of it ?
Not everyone in Baltimore talks like Snoop but I certainly wouldn't call it a caricature. That's 100% Baltimore accent, not exaggerated or played up by any means.
Baltimore native here. Our accent is the worst in the English speaking world.
Translation: "Are axe-ent is tha worst in tha inn-glish speakin' worlt"
Edit: THERE IS NOTHING WORSE THAN THIS. FIGHT ME
Translation: "Are axe-ent is tha worst in tha inn-glish speakin' worlt"
Edit: THERE IS NOTHING WORSE THAN THIS. FIGHT ME
It's a Baltimore accent I guess, but I can assure you not everyone in Baltimore speaks like that. Probably not even most people
Yup. From Blair (Bel AIr) all the way down to the wooder (water)
A lot of my father's relatives are from/still live in Dundalk and their accent is almost like another language.
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A lot of words sound different in bmore and it definitely has its own accent.
Being 40 minutes apart there is actually a lot of words or phrases only used in Baltimore than DC and vice versa(lake trout- baltimore, bama-dc etc)... The neighboring City doesn't even copy it or speak similar. Being so close you wouldn't think this would be the case but it is.
Southern MD (not Eastern shore) has a unique accent as well.
Being 40 minutes apart there is actually a lot of words or phrases only used in Baltimore than DC and vice versa(lake trout- baltimore, bama-dc etc)... The neighboring City doesn't even copy it or speak similar. Being so close you wouldn't think this would be the case but it is.
Southern MD (not Eastern shore) has a unique accent as well.
Uh naw. It's real noticeable. I think a lot of people don't realize it's a Bmore accent when they hear it though because it is very specific to the city and you don't hear it much in media outside The Wire. But it is most definitely there. In my experience there's actually kind of two versions of it based on whether you're black or white. Black people tend to do the thing she's mentioning at the end where it sounds like "Burry" instead of "Barry". White people tend to over pronounce their O's where it sounds like "Oh-oo". Both do both to some degree though. Of course as with all accents, some people have it harsher than others. Snoop from The Wire is an extreme example for instance.
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Yes and no.
No in that not everyone pronounces it like that, but yes when you do hear it its a 90% certainty they're from here.
Dey got dem real good subs down der at Cappin Harr-vees in Dundock. My cousint usedta werk down der.
I don't have a Baltimore accent, but it sounds fine to me. Dundalk, on the other hand...
Worst accent is Boston, though. Just so goddamn grating.
Worst accent is Boston, though. Just so goddamn grating.
My kids always give me shit when I say "hot dug".
The real test is how you say "On Sunday, I'm going to Ocean City"
If you say "On Sun-dee, I'm going downee ocean, hun", then you have the accent"
Lol the older folks in my family got the accent. Fortunately I was able to avoid most of it. I still butcher the absolute shit out of the words water and wash.
Lmao, in FL now. If things line up for me I'll be up in Maryland Q1 next year. *fingers crossed*
I was born there in 94 but grew up in Florida. Maybe I should make a pilgrimage...
I've now spent the majority of my life in Florida, I've accepted that I'm a Floridian now.
I should visit there more often. AT LEAST every other year.
I think I was only there until I was 2 and we moved to Chicago until I was 5 and I've been in Florida ever since. Haven't been back to either place. lol My job literally allows me to work from anywhere so I don't know why I've never considered this before. Seeing you first post had me like
You got Sundee right, but there's only wun gee in "goin", hun.