Accents range from classic southern to Brooklynese, from hints of Wisconsin German and Minnesota Swedish to western drawls and Louisiana Cajun. |
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At N.Y.U., he was asked a lot of questions about the local dialect, commonly known as Brooklynese. |
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And I have reason to think that less than a century ago, a similar process occurred in a different nonstandard American variety, Brooklynese. |
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George Peretti, an engineer who speaks rapid-fire Brooklynese and is in charge of business-continuity planning, spent two nights on the floor and in office chairs. |
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The New York area is home to a distinctive regional speech pattern called the New York dialect, alternatively known as Brooklynese or New Yorkese. |
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