Jersey/NY folk: Can yall tell each other apart by accent?
- Thread starter Buddy
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Yeah. Jersey people have a very distinct accent like people from old mobster movies. We have accents like people from New mobster movies
The Dust King
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as opposed to what cause I the way I say Newark could easily be intepreted as "Nork" for someone not used to hearing it
24 Hr. Finesse
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Similar but growin up in both places there's definitely a difference in how certain words come out
In truth we're like cousins.
I used to see/hear stuff about a "Jersey" accent and it never made sense. It all sounds the same to me. shyt even Philly will get muddled in with me
No way you can confuse Philly with NYC a
Or North Jersey.
Now south Jersey and Philly makes sense.
Ayo B, word is bond, matta fact word to mutha, I'm not from up there Bul. I only visited NYC once in my life, Philly is a destination. I put that on Chopped Cheese AND Cheesesteak.
doublecheese
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Absolutely. nikkas from jersey got a completely different vernacular.
A better question would be can ppl from the boroughs tell each other apart by accent. I can always tell when someone is from brooklyn (son).
A better question would be can ppl from the boroughs tell each other apart by accent. I can always tell when someone is from brooklyn (son).
CashmereThoughts
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As a New York I canāt tell you I can tell Jersey and NYC apart especially since both have many micro dialects. But I can hear a Philly person from across the street.I used to see/hear stuff about a "Jersey" accent and it never made sense. It all sounds the same to me. shyt even Philly will get muddled in with me
This is like saying New Orleans and Dallas nikkas sound the same
Similar, but not the same. Like me, Iām not calling nann nikka beloved or my heart 
Certain phrases like āyou dead wylin right nowā are interchangeable, but youāll KNOW when itās a New Yorker saying it.
Certain phrases like āyou dead wylin right nowā are interchangeable, but youāll KNOW when itās a New Yorker saying it.
Fillerguy
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Kind of. I found out a few years ago that only ppl in certain parts of North Jersey only say Nork. It's "Newark" as you go below Union County. But a Black folk saying Nork is a dead giveaway of a jersey head.
Outside of thar, NY nikkas and jersey nikkas using different words to describe things most of the time. It's not really the accent.
Then you got to factor in North Jersey nikkas from South Jersey nikkas. North Jersey nikkas can sound more like New York nikkas than South Jersey