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Linguists have identified a new English dialect that's emerging in South Florida (theconversation.com)
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[–] BritishDuffer@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] Psychodelic@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I think I read a comic about this once

[–] Ultragramps@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 10 months ago

The Idiocracy Prophecy strikes again.