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Linguists have identified a new English dialect that's emerging in South Florida (theconversation.com)
submitted 9 months ago by CombatWombatEsq to c/languages
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[–] feedum_sneedson 19 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Bet it's annoying!

[–] lateraltwo 4 points 9 months ago

South Florida resident here, it absolutely is.

[–] millifoo 16 points 9 months ago

And the article has no audio! Ugh... even the embedded video is just text.

[–] stevedidWHAT 15 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Let’s call it Floridian

[–] AbouBenAdhem 3 points 9 months ago

Florid English

[–] Psychodelic 3 points 9 months ago

I'm voting for Floridinese

[–] BritishDuffer 15 points 9 months ago (2 children)

It's a hybrid of hillbilly, valley girl, inner city slang, and various grunts.

[–] Psychodelic 3 points 9 months ago

I think I read a comic about this once

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

The Idiocracy Prophecy strikes again.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Oh, I've been told by native Spanish speakers that I do this in reverse. Direct translating American English idioms and phrasing into my spoken Spanish.