Will Philly no longer be a place where residents drink wooder and root for the Iggles?
A University of Pennsylvania linguistics professor says the Southern-inflected sound of the Philadelphia dialect is moving toward a more Northern accent. Some of Philly's trademark twangy, elongated vowel sounds are becoming less so, though others are getting stronger.
"Certain changes have continued in the same direction over 100 years, and everybody's doing it," said Bill Labov, who has studied the Philadelphia accent since 1971 and has recorded hundreds of native city residents living in dozens of neighborhoods. Read More...
We announced to you the death of Sixto Diaz Rodriguez, who is professionally known as Rodriguez, was an American singer-songwriter from Detroit, Michigan. Though his career was initially met with little fanfare in the United States, he found success in South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.
Sixto Rodriguez’s cause of death: What happened to Sixto Rodriguez? Sixto Rodriguez’s cause of death was not publicly announced, however, he died on August 8, 2023, at the age of 81. Read More...
