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The tapestry of regional accents spoken in the United States adds to the nation’s uniqueness making it more interesting. Over the years some lighthearted ribbing has highlighted the subject of pronunciation more often in cross-state banter or teasing. While many have taken the liberty to address the topic personally, a savage take recently came from internet sensation Olivia Dunne.

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Currently, in her final year at LSU, the Tiger’s gymnastics standout lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Also popular amongst her 14M social media followers as ‘Livvy’, the highest-paid collegiate athlete subtly grilled many.

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Olivia Dunne and one of her many savage comebacks

Livvy is famously known for creating engaging online content, consisting of LSU training or her take on some fun trend. However, adding spice from time to time is an assignment she takes seriously. This time, Dunne shared a TikTok video, the opening scene shows her casually looking here and there while checking out her nails captioned, People from NJ just existing.

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Immediately interrupted by the following take where she peeps doubtfully through the narrow-opened door of the room captioned,Other states: say coffee.” Wearing a sleeveless black bodycon jumpsuit from Vuori paired with a cardinal beanie the nine-second calling-out clip was proof of her absolute wit. She also added a post caption stating her birth state New Jersey’s accent, Its cawfee.

Defending herself has been a practice she adheres to only when necessary, especially after her newfound fame. After all, her pursuits of gymnastics began at 3 followed by her homeschooling to train on the mats. Her mettle keeps getting challenged which was seen this year despite staying away from LSU season due to injury.

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The personal offense

Last year, The New York Times got a much-necessary clapback from Dunne. It all happened after they published an article ‘?New Endorsements for College Athletes Resurface an Old Concern: Sex Sells’. The read highlighted certain ways the gymnast engages with her followers which reportedly made her the most followed collegiate athlete on social media.

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Later, Olivia shared a picture of herself on her Instagram story with the caption, ?Is this too much?? tagging The NYT handle. Over the months, Olivia Dunne has grown much wiser fighting her battles with a mature mindset all the while keeping sight of her next goal both on and off the mats.

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Watch this story Struggling With Intense Training, America?s Crush Olivia Dunne Pays the Heavy Price

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Divya Purohit

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Divya Purohit is a senior Olympics Sports writer for EssentiallySports. She majorly covers gymnastics, alpine skiing, and horse racing. While bringing the detailed stats of gymnastics to the American readers, she covered two prominent events - the 2023 Xfinity Gymnastics Championships, and the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Along with the flips and turns of gymnastics, Divya also brings alive the stories from the aquatics arena for the swimming fandom. Her versatility found applause from 16-time WWE World Champion John Cena when she penned an insightful article about the Spanish Paralympian swimmer Iñigo Llopis Sanz. In her time away from penning down about her favorite athletes, Divya loves to play Tennis.

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