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Linguists have identified a new English dialect that's emerging in South Florida

  • Written by Phillip M. Carter, Associate Professor of Linguistics, Florida International University
Linguists have identified a new English dialect that's emerging in South FloridaTravel to Miami, and you might hear people say 'get down from the car' instead of 'get out of the car.'Miami Herald/Getty Images

“We got down from the car and went inside.”

“I made the line to pay for groceries.”

“He made a party to celebrate his son’s birthday.”

These phrases might sound off to the ears of...

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