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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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Baltimore does have a weird accent, but in some ways it is similar to mine. We say our "O's" the same. A served at a restaurant in B'more actually assumed I was a native Baltimorean after I said, "No." I laughed my butt off since I've lived all of my life in Louisiana until now.
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