Hartford Courant

Many Social Influences Help Give Regional Dialects Unique Accent

So what does a Connecticut accent sound like? Linguistically, we’re a motley lot. The dialect of folks in the Hartford area is shaped mostly by Boston and western Massachusetts. The New Haven and ...
Hartford Courant

What accents are most misunderstood by voice recognition AI? A CT dialect made the list.

Have you had a hard time using voice recognition? It turns out, it might be your New England accent. Guide2Fluency.com, a language learning platform, surveyed 3,000 Americans to find how AI ...
Connecticut Post

Opinion: The many different dialects in the tiny state of CT

Americans often delight in the accent stereotypes of New York City’s tightly lip-rounded “aw” vowel in “paw,” “talk” or “long,” and Boston’s pronunciation of something more like “pocking” or “packing” ...
New Haven Register

Dialect Survey: How do you pronounce New Haven?

The Dialect Survey conducted a study asking individuals whether they pronounced New Haven as "NEW Haven" or "New HAVEN." Click here to view the nationwide results. An 89-year-old motorist lost his ...