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Bernie Sanders

LiberalElite

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1. Regional accents seem to be disappearing - one more way we're

Reply to Feeling the Bern (Original post)

Wed Feb 24, 2016, 09:39 PM

Feb 2016

homogenizing. Phooey.

I love the Noo Yawk accent - I get to hear it daily -although I have never ever heard any one say "toity toid and toid"; and once someone told me I sounded like I came from Iowa. (I"ve never even been there.)

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Being a puh-son wit a tick New Yawk accent even aftah awl dese yeahs of being not in New Yawk [View all] Feeling the Bern Feb 2016 OP

Regional accents seem to be disappearing - one more way we're LiberalElite Feb 2016 #1

It's a great combination of honest, yet sharp and down-to-business Bernin4U Feb 2016 #2

A lot better than pulling out a fake Southern Drawl when on location n2doc Feb 2016 #3