General Australian
The mainstream variety of Australian English, used by the majority of speakers nationally. The General Australian sociolect, sitting between Broad and Cultivated extremes.
- Approximate centre
- -33.87°, 151.21°
Dialect comparison
Australian English vs New York English
Compare two dialects of English side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
NYC English · New Yorkese
The English of New York City and surrounding areas. Marked by the famous tense-lax split of short-a, raised /ɔ/, and (historically) non-rhoticity.
- Approximate centre
- 40.71°, -74.01°
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