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Bland NorCal doesn’t really have its own accent

It seems Northern California has its own lexicon, but not much of a distinct dialect.

Jason Weisberger
Feb 07, 2026
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It seems Northern California has its own lexicon, but not much of a distinct dialect.

These videos take a look at the Northern California way of speaking. Largely, it seems based on the standard newscaster blandness that much of America is moving towards. The first video hits hard on some local colloquialisms that make the Bay Area sound a bit unique, wh…

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