# What accent is this supposed to be? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 8, 2019, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accent-is-this-supposed-to-be/838358 "2019-08-08T17:07:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ashtura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ashtura/32/2963_2.png) [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2019, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accent-is-this-supposed-to-be/838358/1 "2019-08-08T17:07:40Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/8hkfoaike1Y/maxresdefault.jpg "ROCKLAND HYUNDAI CRIME DIME INTERVIEW") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hkfoaike1Y) The “itsa croim to pay moa than a doim” girl. I say “suppose to” because it’s certainly a voice actress putting it on. Does anybody actually still talk like that, and where? ---
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2019, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accent-is-this-supposed-to-be/838358/2 "2019-08-08T17:35:22Z")
> [@Ashtura](#): > > The "itsa croim to pay moa than a doim" girl. I say "suppose to" because it's certainly a voice actress putting it on. Does anybody actually still talk like that, and where? One of the New York accents. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2019, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accent-is-this-supposed-to-be/838358/3 "2019-08-08T17:37:20Z")
Sounds like a stereotypical new jersey style accent to me. Makes me think of Adelaide from Guys and Dolls. ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2019, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accent-is-this-supposed-to-be/838358/4 "2019-08-08T17:38:16Z")
Oh, yeah. New Yawk and Joisey. "So, hoaw are yezz? Dennis ---
**Author:** ![Cayuga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Cayuga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cayuga)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2019, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accent-is-this-supposed-to-be/838358/5 "2019-08-08T18:51:48Z")
Nyack is north of NYC, but I grew up on Long Island and know/knew lots of people who talked exactly like that. Sounds pretty authentic to me. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2019, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accent-is-this-supposed-to-be/838358/6 "2019-08-08T19:06:47Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > Sounds like a stereotypical new jersey style accent to me. Makes me think of Adelaide from Guys and Dolls. It reminds me of the accent of [Mona Lisa Vito](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFdJza0AbeA), the character played by Marisa Tomei in _My Cousin Vinny_. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2019, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accent-is-this-supposed-to-be/838358/7 "2019-08-08T20:11:23Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > It reminds me of the accent of [Mona Lisa Vito](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFdJza0AbeA), the character played by Marisa Tomei in _My Cousin Vinny_. That’s a much better comparison! ---
**Author:** ![Ashtura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ashtura/32/2963_2.png) [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2019, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accent-is-this-supposed-to-be/838358/8 "2019-08-08T20:34:55Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > It reminds me of the accent of [Mona Lisa Vito](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFdJza0AbeA), the character played by Marisa Tomei in _My Cousin Vinny_. Yes, that does sound like her. But she’s a New Yorker in that role. I know that some New Jerseyans claim that only outsiders say “Joisey” but there seems to some debate as to wether this is a New Jersey or New York accent. Also, this ad is for a New York dealer, but the exact same ad format (same voice actors and phrases) is used for a dealership in Delaware (and it obviously isn’t a Delaware accent). ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2019, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accent-is-this-supposed-to-be/838358/9 "2019-08-08T21:26:30Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > It reminds me of the accent of [Mona Lisa Vito](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFdJza0AbeA), the character played by Marisa Tomei in _My Cousin Vinny_. That’s what I was going to say. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2019, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accent-is-this-supposed-to-be/838358/10 "2019-08-08T21:27:44Z")
> [@Ashtura](#): > > Yes, that does sound like her. But she’s a New Yorker in that role. I know that some New Jerseyans claim that only outsiders say “Joisey” but there seems to some debate as to wether this is a New Jersey or New York accent. > > Also, this ad is for a New York dealer, but the exact same ad format (same voice actors and phrases) is used for a dealership in Delaware (and it obviously isn’t a Delaware accent). Compare to the accents of the five buroughs? – [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hrA9-6o4tI&t=3s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hrA9-6o4tI&t=3s) ---
**Author:** ![Ashtura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ashtura/32/2963_2.png) [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2019, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accent-is-this-supposed-to-be/838358/11 "2019-08-09T16:56:47Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > Compare to the accents of the five buroughs? – [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hrA9-6o4tI&t=3s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hrA9-6o4tI&t=3s) I watched some “How to do Staten Island accents” videos, and I agree that’s definitely what Marissa Tomei was going for, and that also matches up with Cayuga’s comment. However, I then watched some interviews with actual Staten Island residents, and they really didn’t sound like that. So I’m wondering if that accent is perhaps “old-Timey” or exaggerated (which would match the '40s detective tone of the commercial). A lot of the East Coast accents have been toned down over the last few decades, due to various reasons. I only know know one person under 40 in the Philly area who has a perceptible non-general American Accent. ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2019, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accent-is-this-supposed-to-be/838358/12 "2019-08-09T17:13:31Z")
> [@Ashtura](#): > > Yes, that does sound like her. But she’s a New Yorker in that role. I know that some New Jerseyans claim that only outsiders say “Joisey” but there seems to some debate as to wether this is a New Jersey or New York accent. > > Also, this ad is for a New York dealer, but the exact same ad format (same voice actors and phrases) is used for a dealership in Delaware (and it obviously isn’t a Delaware accent). Same format and voice actors used in Kansas City area commercials for a local dealer. They must market this around the country. ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2019, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accent-is-this-supposed-to-be/838358/13 "2019-08-09T17:21:47Z")
Based on my years attending SUNY schools – Long Island. Specifically, it’s the “Jewish princess” accent. ---
**Author:** ![Ashtura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ashtura/32/2963_2.png) [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2019, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accent-is-this-supposed-to-be/838358/14 "2019-08-09T19:05:22Z")
> [@Ashtura](#): > > I watched some “How to do Staten Island accents” videos, and I agree that’s definitely what Marissa Tomei was going for, and that also matches up with Cayuga’s comment. However, I then watched some interviews with actual Staten Island residents, and they really didn’t sound like that. So I’m wondering if that accent is perhaps “old-Timey” or exaggerated (which would match the '40s detective tone of the commercial). A lot of the East Coast accents have been toned down over the last few decades, due to various reasons. I only know know one person under 40 in the Philly area who has a perceptible non-general American Accent. :smack: Argh LONG Island. I get Long Island and Staten Island mixed up. ---
**Author:** ![BrickBat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2019, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accent-is-this-supposed-to-be/838358/15 "2019-08-09T21:51:52Z")
> [@elmwood](#): > > Based on my years attending SUNY schools – Long Island. Specifically, it’s the “Jewish princess” accent. I was going to say nearly the same. I lived in Rockland County in the early to mid 70s and that accent was very common among the "Jewish Princess"s ( and their mothers ) there. Even so, I still think the girl in the ad was making the accent intentionally a bit thick. ---
**Author:** ![Cayuga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Cayuga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cayuga)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2019, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accent-is-this-supposed-to-be/838358/16 "2019-08-11T15:41:44Z")
> [@Ashtura](#): > > However, I then watched some interviews with actual Staten Island residents, and they really didn’t sound like that. So I’m wondering if that accent is perhaps “old-Timey” or exaggerated (which would match the '40s detective tone of the commercial). A lot of the East Coast accents have been toned down over the last few decades, due to various reasons. Hoo-boy, don’t get me started. I can tell you more about the Long Island accent than you want to know — starting from the Ice Age (seriously). For the purposes of the discussion here, suffice it to say that people who grew up post-WWII on the South Shore of Long Island have the stereotypical Long Island accent as depicted in that commercial. People from the North Shore of Long Island have a much more generic-sounding accent ultimately derived, I believe, from early Dutch settlers, which can also be found along the Hudson Valley and in parts of southern Connecticut and Massachusetts as well.