There are some people who think each borough has its own unique accent.

According to a new exhibit, the experts say “Forget about it!”

The city is a melting pot, a gorgeous mosaic of different races, descendants of immigrants, and those who are native born, all crowding the streets speaking many languages.

“Sometimes it’s aggressive, sometimes it’s fast, sometimes it sounds like trying to sell them something,” a city resident said.

“They pick me out right away, ‘You’re from New York,'” a city resident said.

In a rare exhibition at City Lore Gallery on East 1st Street, “Mother Tongues, Endangered Languages in New York City and Beyond” explores the estimated 800 languages spoken here.

“New York is something of a linguistic Noah’s ark. Where you have a ton of languages that might not survive this century,” said Daniel Kaufman, the executive director at City Lore Gallery. More.

See: WABC-TV

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