The Big Apple boasts the most confident sounding accents in the US, a recent study found. The unique tone, marked by dropped “R”s, shifted vowels (like coffee becoming “caw-fee”) and tough talk — ...
The longtime All Things Considered host describes how being a New Yorker, and his parents' experiences as first-generation English speakers,... From Uptalk To Downtown 'New Yawk,' Robert Siegel ...