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Dialect comparison

Eastern New England English vs Indian English

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

Eastern New England English

Boston English

The traditional English of Boston and eastern New England. Non-rhotic in conservative speech, with the cot-caught merger and the famously Boston-broad short-a.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
42.36°, -71.06°
Indian English

The pluricentric variety of English used across India. Shaped by long contact with Hindi and other Indian languages, with its own pronunciation, grammar, and lexical norms.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
28.61°, 77.21°

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