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How to Speak in a New York Dialect

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Acerone
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How to Speak in a New York Dialect

on YouTube. This lady has a series of online video's teaching non-nyers like myself how to speak like a NYer...

Message edited 6/14/2009 12:54:43 PM.

Posted 6/14/09 12:53 PM
 
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MissJones
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Re: How to Speak in a New York Dialect

DON'T DO IT!!! Keep your Cali accent...it's much better! Chat Icon

Posted 6/14/09 1:18 PM
 

mydreamisabelle
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Re: How to Speak in a New York Dialect

That is insulting and someone should slap her upside the head.

Posted 6/14/09 1:29 PM
 

GioiaMia
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Re: How to Speak in a New York Dialect

Posted by mydreamisabelle

That is insulting and someone should slap her upside the head.



is it really insulting? i think its pretty accurate.

Posted 6/14/09 1:43 PM
 

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Re: How to Speak in a New York Dialect

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Posted by mydreamisabelle

That is insulting and someone should slap her upside the head.



is it really insulting? i think its pretty accurate.



I agree- why is this insulting? What she is teaching is true about the NY accent. This is obviously an educational video for actors who are looking to learn the NY accent for a role.

I took phonetics in college and find it fascinating.

Posted 6/14/09 2:17 PM
 

mydreamisabelle
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Re: How to Speak in a New York Dialect

She is obviously making fun of us because if she wanted to teach people how to speak why on youtube? Maybe you do but I don't use youtube for educational purposes. If she wants to educate then she should make PROFESSIONAL videos or teach in a college like you said. I hope my children don't take any educational courses in school on youtube. Maybe you should look a little more in youtube so you can see what kind of videos are on there.

Posted 6/14/09 2:29 PM
 

NS1976
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Re: How to Speak in a New York Dialect

There are MANY videos on youtube that are educational and I think thats terrific!! You can learn to play an instrument, a ballroom dance or sign language. As many "bad" things there are on youtube, there are also many great things. I didnt watch this video inparticular but I think youtube can be used for educational purposes a lot actually.

Posted 6/14/09 2:39 PM
 

Porrruss
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Re: How to Speak in a New York Dialect

Posted by mydreamisabelle

She is obviously making fun of us because if she wanted to teach people how to speak why on youtube? Maybe you do but I don't use youtube for educational purposes. If she wants to educate then she should make PROFESSIONAL videos or teach in a college like you said. I hope my children don't take any educational courses in school on youtube. Maybe you should look a little more in youtube so you can see what kind of videos are on there.



Wow. Sensitive much?Chat Icon

It's not an educational course- it's an instructional video. I can almost guarantee that those clips are off a professional video. Because of some of the terms she's used in those videos, I can bet she's got a background in linguistics or speech pathology.

Many actors don't go to college to learn their craft and depend on the training seen in clips like those to learn different dialects.

Posted 6/14/09 2:45 PM
 

jeanyus27
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Re: How to Speak in a New York Dialect

Posted by nycchic24

There are MANY videos on youtube that are educational and I think thats terrific!! You can learn to play an instrument, a ballroom dance or sign language. As many "bad" things there are on youtube, there are also many great things. I didnt watch this video inparticular but I think youtube can be used for educational purposes a lot actually.



yup, my neighbor watches a lot of instructional cooking videos. There are so many on youtube. If I were an actor and needed to learn something like that, youtube is a great resource, especially since its free.

Posted 6/14/09 2:49 PM
 

mydreamisabelle
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Re: How to Speak in a New York Dialect

Learn how to dance in 9 minutes. Quick learners. Instead of 15 minutes of fame it is 3 minutes of fame. You feel how you do and I feel how I do.

Posted 6/14/09 3:00 PM
 

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Re: How to Speak in a New York Dialect

Posted by Porrruss

Posted by mydreamisabelle

She is obviously making fun of us because if she wanted to teach people how to speak why on youtube? Maybe you do but I don't use youtube for educational purposes. If she wants to educate then she should make PROFESSIONAL videos or teach in a college like you said. I hope my children don't take any educational courses in school on youtube. Maybe you should look a little more in youtube so you can see what kind of videos are on there.



Wow. Sensitive much?Chat Icon





seriously !!! Chat Icon

Message edited 6/14/2009 4:17:14 PM.

Posted 6/14/09 4:14 PM
 

heart2heart
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Re: How to Speak in a New York Dialect

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Posted by Porrruss

Posted by mydreamisabelle

She is obviously making fun of us because if she wanted to teach people how to speak why on youtube? Maybe you do but I don't use youtube for educational purposes. If she wants to educate then she should make PROFESSIONAL videos or teach in a college like you said. I hope my children don't take any educational courses in school on youtube. Maybe you should look a little more in youtube so you can see what kind of videos are on there.



Wow. Sensitive much?Chat Icon






seriously !!! Chat Icon

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Posted 6/14/09 4:30 PM
 

Goldi0218
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Re: How to Speak in a New York Dialect

There is nothing insulting about her or her instructional video. She knows too much about language and articulation and I see no intent to hurt anyone's feelings.

Posted 6/14/09 4:56 PM
 

Porrruss
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Re: How to Speak in a New York Dialect

Posted by mydreamisabelle

Learn how to dance in 9 minutes. Quick learners. Instead of 15 minutes of fame it is 3 minutes of fame. You feel how you do and I feel how I do.



Hold on-I need to youtube an instructional video to decipher this.....Chat Icon

Posted 6/14/09 5:41 PM
 

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Re: How to Speak in a New York Dialect

She should have just told people to pronounce their t's as d's and that when a word ends in er, pronounce it as uh. Chat Icon

While I think it's a little absurd for us as NY'ers, that if there's really a need for it, it might prove useful.

I do think in certain sections, she was laying it on really thick and it sounded exaggerated to me. Then again, I've been told I have a very bad accent that doesn't fit Long Island anyway.

I don't find it offensive. I find it funny.

Posted 6/14/09 6:09 PM
 

BunnyWife
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Re: How to Speak in a New York Dialect

Very cool! And um, as an actor, I've taken quite a few dialect classes in my time. Taking a class how to speak in a Irish (Dublin area) accent now. Would never think learning to speak in a correct accent insulting. It's more insulting to native speakers to sound like a lucky charms commercial or a bad NY gangster movie then speaking correctly.

Posted 6/14/09 6:22 PM
 

DayDay
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Re: How to Speak in a New York Dialect

I don't think it was a bad video.. I got a chuckle out of how accurate she was

Posted 6/14/09 7:47 PM
 

browneyedgirl
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Re: How to Speak in a New York Dialect

i'm confused as to why that would be seen as offensive? it's very instructional.

new yorkers have distinct, heavy accents. when i lived in VA for 4 years, i was made fun of mercifully. i changed the way i speak and really don't have the NY accent anymore. i pronounce my vowels "properly"--the way they're technically supposed to sound. now my family makes fun of me Chat Icon

Posted 6/14/09 8:21 PM
 

Erica
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Re: How to Speak in a New York Dialect

I have watched how-to videos on youtube. 21st century, here we come...why do you think google wanted youtube so bad...for all the idiotic kid videos?


one thing though. She used the example graB bag and didn't include the B on her list of letterChat Icon

Posted 6/14/09 9:20 PM
 

Epeebes
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Re: How to Speak in a New York Dialect

omg lol i totally have the "ea" sound for short A

my accent is the sole reason teaching phonics is hardChat Icon

Posted 6/15/09 12:08 AM
 

HeathKernandez
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Re: How to Speak in a New York Dialect

Posted by mydreamisabelle

She is obviously making fun of us because if she wanted to teach people how to speak why on youtube? Maybe you do but I don't use youtube for educational purposes. If she wants to educate then she should make PROFESSIONAL videos or teach in a college like you said. I hope my children don't take any educational courses in school on youtube. Maybe you should look a little more in youtube so you can see what kind of videos are on there.



no way dude... youtube is GREAT for quick little instructional videos.

I needed to know how to crimp a bead for a necklace, did a little search and VOILA! YOUTUBE VIDEO.

Same thing for imovie and photoshop tips.

maybe you should look a little more into the informational value of sites like youtube and see that it's not just mind numbing vlogs and nonsense.

Posted 6/15/09 8:22 AM
 

HeathKernandez
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Re: How to Speak in a New York Dialect

Posted by Erica

I have watched how-to videos on youtube.




you'll totally get your 3 minutes of 9 minute dancing fame.

Posted 6/15/09 8:23 AM
 

KGools
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Re: How to Speak in a New York Dialect

Posted by mydreamisabelle

Maybe you should look a little more in youtube so you can see what kind of videos are on there.




You do know that the President of this country posts his weekly radio address on YouTube, right?

Lighten up a little.

Posted 6/15/09 8:26 AM
 

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Message edited 6/15/2009 9:39:42 AM.

Posted 6/15/09 9:36 AM
 

Porrruss
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Re: How to Speak in a New York Dialect

Posted by tatuka

I think the video is funny and interesting.....
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I wish everyone could just express their opinions and say/post what they want without being criticized and/or attackedChat Icon Chat Icon



ahhh.... the beauty and wonders of the internet. Without it what a boring world it would be. FTR- I think *her* posts were looking for the exact reactions she got.

Posted 6/15/09 9:41 AM
 
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