I realize this, but I said there's a general New York accent, just lik there's a general Northern accent, a general Southern accent, a general English accent, etc. Somebody who's familiar with them all might be able to pick out different regions it was picked up -- like somebody mentioned different styles of English accents, or different styles of Southern accents -- but to others, they'd just recognize a general accent. You might be able to differentiate between a Queens and Bronx accent and think I have a Southern accent, but somebody else might think you just have a New York accent and I have a Georgian accent, see?Originally Posted by Rye
I don't think there is a Florida accent, but everybody in Florida has an accent. Usually a yankee accent, seeing as there are a lot of "snowbirds" or retirees, but it depends on where they're from originally, and who they've been around (and picked up accents from) since they got to Florida. Most "Southerners" really don't consider Florida a "part of the South".