Standard US English Dialect?

[Tom Zurinskas]

I assume the "middle class of New York City" would be "r-droppers".  That's not standard USA English.  They would say"Pahk the cah New Yawk."  M-w.com pronunciation is pretty good.

Tom Zurinskas, USA - CT20, TN3, NJ33, FL5+
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>>> Hello,
>>> My girlfriend is Japanese/American and believes standard US dialect
>>> is that of the middle class of New York City. She believes this
>>> because many of her ESL learning friends have been told this and they
>>> generally seek NYC tutors.
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