Dialect comparison

Geordie vs Southern American English

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

Geordie

Tyneside English

The dialect of Newcastle and the Tyneside region. Retains a number of Old English and Norse-derived features lost elsewhere in England.

Approximate centre
54.98°, -1.61°
Southern American English

Southern Drawl

The dialects of the US South, characterised by the Southern Vowel Shift, the pin-pen merger, and a distinct lexical tradition.

Approximate centre
33.75°, -84.39°

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