New York’s distinct accent — the one that brought us Joe Pesci’s defensive “Funny how?” in “Goodfellas” and Fran Drescher’s thick “Oh, Mr. Sheffield” from the sitcom “The Nanny” — is rubbing a lot of ...

When people talk about the "New York accent," they really ought to be more specific. There's the near-midwestern voice of Western New York, the New England-tinged sound of the Capital Region, and the ...