New Orleans English - Wikipedia The Yat accent is the most pronounced version of the New Orleans accent, and is perceptually similar to a New York accent As with all dialects, there is variance in the accent to geographic and social factors like one's exact locational or financial background
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A Look into the Unique New Orleans Accent | Where Yat New Orleans Though it's not as prevalent as it was perhaps 50 years ago, the New Orleans accent is distinct from the rest of the South and is more closely related to the historical accents of other port cities, especially New York