While Queens residents are worried their specific, nasal dialect of classic New Yawk slang may be dying, some residents are arguing it never existed in the first place! Queens College linguistics ...

“No offense to my brothers and sisters in Queens who feel that there is [a Queens accent], but I really don’t think so,” said Forest Hills -born actor Hank Azaria.

It ain’t easy tawkin’ like a native New Yorker — especially for immigrants already struggling with the English language. Better Speech Now helps people reduce thick foreign accent… ...

Listen to Arun Venugopal's report on WNYC: “Queens is a very residential place,” reasons Andrea Caban, a voice and speech coach in her video tutorial, ‘ How to do a Queens Accent.

A former bartender and a proud member of the working class, Clancy also has a thick Queens accent. "Unfortunately, people hear [my accent] and they don't think, 'Now there's a person who ...

She says, "Instead of feeling mortified, I felt defiant." In The Clancys of Queens, Clancy tells stories of growing up in a working-class, New York family.

The Queen's English, or Received Pronunciation, as spoken by royals, has been rated the most attractive UK accent by an experiment conduced by eharmony.

For Fran Drescher, the Accent Is on Queens ‘The Nanny’ actress-comedian had a distinct voice growing up that became a valuable asset By Marc Myers Share ...