Which city has America's ugliest accent?

The "Scranton accent" is getting national attention.

Scranton is the number 2 seed in gawker.com's contest for "America's Ugliest Accent."

It's sometimes called "Coal Region speak."

The voting goes in rounds.

In the first round earlier this week, Scranton beat out New Orleans by a landslide.

Boston currently holds the top spot.

Pittsburgh is #4 and Philadelphia #5.