Dialect comparison

Cultivated Australian vs Newfoundland English

Compare two dialects of English side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.

Cultivated Australian

The historically prestigious Australian English variety, modelled on British Received Pronunciation. Once dominant in broadcasting and law; now rare in everyday speech.

Approximate centre
-37.81°, 144.96°
Newfoundland English

Newfie English

The most distinctive variety of Canadian English, descended from 17th- and 18th-century West Country and Hiberno-English settlers. Strongly divergent from mainland Canadian English in vowels and grammar.

Approximate centre
47.56°, -52.71°

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