The English of English-speaking Canada. Closer to General American than to British English in most features, but with its own vocabulary and the well-known Canadian raising.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 43.65°, -79.38°
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Canadian English vs New York English
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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.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 40.71°, -74.01°
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DialectCanadian EnglishThe English of English-speaking Canada. Closer to General American than to British English in most features, but with its own vocabulary and the well-known Canadian raising.DialectNew York EnglishThe English of New York City and surrounding areas. Marked by the famous tense-lax split of short-a, raised /ɔ/, and (historically) non-rhoticity.CompareAfrican American Vernacular English vs Canadian EnglishAtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of English and the dialects within it.