Remember the post on New England accents from several weeks back? Well, this person, who at the time was actually writing a thesis on the subject, has done a much better job of dissecting all of the region's accents, variations of accents, etc. I must give credit where it is due, and believe me, it is due here.
Now of course this other person's bit is much more academic and a lot less humorous, but it is still worth a read if you get a second. He takes a look at the history of the accents, where they are geographically centered, and how one of them (New Hampshire) is declining. It is in no way the anecdote-filled page of jokes which I have written on the subject, but it is engrossing in its own right.
On a side-note, I love the fact that the photo he has in his post is actually a view from Mt. Sugarloaf, a five-minute drive from my family's place.
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