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Originally Posted by violetpretty
Praytell Benzgirl, what is an "Eastern" accent? The New England, NY/NJ, Philly, Pittsburgh, Southeastern, and godawful Baltimore are pretty distinct from each other, so I'm curious as to what constitutes an Eastern accent. I was told by BetteDavisEyes last week while we were at Convention together that I have an Eastern accent, but I can't really figure out what that means (and she couldn't explain).
40% Yankee for me. Makes sense, since Maryland is a border state but slightly more Northern.
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Don't Easterners talk generally a lot faster than Westerners? I had a friend move out to Cali and we were actually making fun of her because she slowed down-she's just a very bubbly person and it was very noticeable. She said she had to because nobody understood what she was saying.