Lissen To Haough Funny They Tawk | Perry Michael Simon's Talk Topics
In HBO's new "Mare of Easttown," Kate Winslet (and everyone else in the show) takes a stab at the Philadelphia accent (a/k/a a Delco accent, though the real Easttown is in Chester County and you don't have to be from Delaware County to SOUND like you're from Delco). This article by Philly-area Ringer writer Michael Baumann includes a fairly in-depth examination of the accent, which is unique (only Baltimore is close) and goofy and nobody outside the area gets right, and I say that as someone who has tried to get rid of all traces of the accent for years and still lapses into i...
Source: allaccess.com