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by prescriptivist
56 days ago
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Maine has multiple distinct accents, though like the parent said, it's not worth making the distinction unless it's for a project like this. In southern Maine, the accent is moderate and is more of a general northern New England accent. Yahd = yard, that kind of thing. The iconic Maine accent is the Downeast accent and is still kicking up/down there. It's kind of nasally and has a lilt to it. You have to dig through a morass of influencer content on youtube to find an authentic example of it, but this is a good one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZDpx1aLovc But there are a number of different accents throughout Maine. My favorite without a doubt is the accent in way northern Maine, from the Allagash Valley. It's just a pleasant accent. This is a good example: https://soundcloud.com/mpbn/troy-jackson-allagash-logging |
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