Jack Davis describes the California accent as warm and passionate. "It's not hurried, it's not hostile, it's not caustic," said Davis, a Los Angeles native who now lives in Santa Cruz. "It's just people hanging out and chatting and having … Continue reading »

You've probably heard an impression of a stereotypical California accent or dialect at least once on TV or in the movies. The surfer's slow drawl, the Valley girl's declarative sentence spoken like a question…. But c'mon, Californians don't really have an accent … Continue reading »