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The dropped “r” sound is one of the most prominent characteristics of the New England accent. For example, saying “Lawn-Guy-Land” for Long Island can be traced back to Yiddish and Italian origins, and the use of “youse” to mean “you all” can be traced back to Irish Gaelic roots.

Where: New York, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Massachusetts, PennsylvaniaĮveryone’s familiar with the phrase “park the car in Harvard yard” that’s used to imitate the Boston accent, or the local pronunciation of New York as “Noo Yawk.” New England was a melting pot of immigrants in the 17th and 18th centuries when English, Irish, Scottish, Italian, and Yiddish populations influenced the ways that English was being spoken.