Along with the material culture, New York city also has distinct nonmaterial culture. There are four aspects. The first one is the unique dialect called “New York City English”. Some vowels of New York City English are different from General Americans. For example, the /ɔ/ vowel sound is tensed. Also, New Yorkers drop r sound after vowels. The reason is New York was under the British colony in the 1700s so they got the British pronunciation. In addition, New Yorkers pronounce vowels /ɔːr/ and /ɔər/ with a tongue movement upward. New York City English has unique words and slang. For instance, the word “Grill” means a long stare in New York instead of barbecue. A stop is the stairs in front of an apartment building. The word “whip” means a nice
