• A Baltimore accent, also known as Baltimorese (sometimes phonetically written Bawlmerese or Ballimorese), commonly refers to an accent related to Philadelphia...
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  • the Mid-Atlantic states (including a New York accent as well as a unique Philadelphia–Baltimore accent), and the South. As of the 20th century, the middle...
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    starring in The Wire as Baltimore police detective Jimmy McNulty. West was praised for the accuracy of his character's American accent. His debut as a director...
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    (but slightly different) split occurs likewise in Philadelphia and Baltimore accents. Conservative /oʊ/ and /u/: /oʊ/ as in goat usually does not undergo...
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    as his actors either use a thick East Baltimore accent or the lighter West Baltimore accent. Another Baltimore native and filmmaker, John Waters, makes...
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  • although it remains a distinct dialect of its own. Philadelphia and Baltimore accents together fall under what Labov describes as a single Mid-Atlantic...
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    Baltimore accent, cementing the image of "Bawlmerese" as the "Baltimore accent". This white working-class dialect is not the only "Baltimore accent"...
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    Baltimore is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland. With a population of 585,708 at the 2020 census, it is the 30th-most populous city...
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  • Interesting Polls; Tonight Show #hashtags: #DadQuotes; Josh Charles makes a Baltimore accent sexy; OneRepublic performed "Rescue Me" 1081 June 14, 2019 (2019-06-14)...
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  • and bought rhyme. On the contrary, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York metropolitan accents, plus inland accents of the Northern and Southern U.S., all...
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    Baltimore accent, cementing the image of "Bawlmerese" as the "Baltimore accent". This white working-class dialect is not the only "Baltimore accent"...
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  • Hairspray (2007 film) (category Films set in Baltimore)
    Travolta fought for the ability to give his character curves and a thick Baltimore accent. Designed by Tony Gardner, the fat suit was created using lightweight...
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  • Don Messick (category Male actors from Baltimore)
    getting his one-man show on the air. As Messick worked to reduce the Baltimore accent identified by the manager of WCAO as an impediment to his radio career...
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    The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore. The Ravens compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member...
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  • more rural areas, and spoken primarily by White Southerners. In terms of accent, its most innovative forms include southern varieties of Appalachian English...
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  • ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. A Boston accent is a local accent of Eastern New England English, native specifically to the city...
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  • Zephyrs in the following season. In 1963, they moved to Baltimore, Maryland, and became the Baltimore Bullets, taking the name from a previous team of the...
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  • Police of The Wire (category Fictional Baltimore Police Department detectives)
    craft when observing Spiros "Vondas" Vondopoulos. He has a noticeable Baltimore accent. Played by: Erik Todd Dellums Appears in Season one: "The Detail";...
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    when Van Pelt reads out names of American sports stars in a comedic Baltimore accent, often making Kurkjian crease with laughter. Examples can be found...
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  • Edna Turnblad (category Fictional characters from Baltimore)
    defined figure. Travolta's interpretation of the role had a heavy Baltimore accent (also fought for by the actor) and was an overall lighter portrayal...
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  • as two rants by Juliana Luecking, one of which is spoken in a fake Baltimore accent. It also contains two songs by Geek called "Herasure" and "Hemingway...
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  • rhotic accents, the sound of the historical English rhotic consonant, /r/, is preserved in all pronunciation contexts. In non-rhotic accents, speakers...
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  • the THOUGHT vowel /ɔ/ found in the New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore accents, in which the vowel is raised and diphthongized to [ɔə⁓oə], or, less...
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    original residents speak with classic Maryland accents, which has some similarities to a Baltimore accent. Washington, D.C., and its close northern and...
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  • red accents, heavily inspired by the team's 1974 season home uniform worn by Hank Aaron when he surpassed Babe Ruth with his 715th home run. Baltimore Orioles...
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  • Cockney (redirect from Cockney accent)
    Example of a Cockney accent Voice of Michael Caine, who grew up in Southwark, London, recorded September 2010 from the BBC Radio 4 programme Front Row...
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    Street Development Co., and Accent Development Co.: A partnership of Baltimore-based A&R and Washington based J Street and Accent Development under the name...
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    accent. Various common names for the Inland Northern accent exist, often based on city, for example: Chicago accent, Detroit accent, Milwaukee accent...
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  • The Miami accent is an evolving American English accent or sociolect spoken in South Florida, particularly in Miami-Dade county, originating from central...
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  • populations. Many white Marylanders also live in Central Maryland, including Baltimore, as well as in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. Garrett County (97.5%)...
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