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traditionally been associated with white,
working-class immigrants.
Andreas Charalambous, 71, said whichever
it is - a Queens-specific or a general New
York accent - it's disappearing.
"The new generation has less of an accent,"
said Charalambous, who has lived in
Queens for 50 years.
Some experts say the New York accent is
shifting to Long Island, and others believe it
is just evolving.
"It's not disappearing altogether," said
George Jochnowitz, a linguistics professor
at the College of Staten Island. For
example, he said, fewer people are
dropping the "r" at the end of words like
"butter" and "father."
"Accents change, that's part of the world,"
Jochnowitz said.
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