The persistent myth of the California accent

The most powerful dialect in America isn't loud, it's default.

The California dialect isn't about drawls or dropped consonants. It's about vowels sliding sideways, uptalk sneaking into declarative sentences, "like" doing an unreasonable amount of labor, and a vocal cadence that sounds relaxed even when someone is delivering bad news. — Read the rest

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