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Common function words like "have" and "of" can be hard to understand when people speak quickly. In this mini-dictation, you may need to think carefully about whether you've heard "have" or "of."
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Remember that some New Yorkers might pronounce "r" as "ah" after some vowels, and "th" as in "thing" and "that" may sound more like /t/ and /d/.
The International Dialects of English Archive has many more examples of New York accents.