Levine's two sons — born more than a quarter century after her — never spoke with the accent that is perhaps the most famous regional dialect in the United States, with its elongated vowels ...

never spoke with the accent that is perhaps the most famous regional dialect in the United States, with its elongated vowels and soft “r” sounds. “My accent is nonexistent,” said Ira ...

never spoke with the accent that is perhaps the most famous regional dialect in the United States, with its elongated vowels and soft “r” sounds.