Problem
In the not-so-distant-past, some schools and companies considered that some New Yorkers had speech problems because of their accent. Even today, you can find workshops for New York accent reduction, which are advertised as beneficial to improve clarity in speech, so the participant can be understood in their schools, their workplace and within their community. What do you think about these workshops? Why do you think these workshops are specially targeting New Yorkers? Do these workshops have a solid linguistic base? In what circumstances do you think they are useful or worth the cost?