Dialectio

English (Mid-Atlantic US)

Area

District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania

Areas are approximated by regions; real dialect borders do not follow administrative ones.

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Words (22 words)

DialectStandard
roll≈▶bun
truck≈▶truck
youse≈▶you
bucket≈▶bucket
kid≈▶child
girl≈▶girl
apartment≈▶apartment
sneakers≈▶sneaker
cell phone≈▶mobile phone
milkshake≈▶milkshake
lunch≈▶lunch
cookie≈▶cookie
alley≈▶alley
crayfish≈▶crayfish
sweater≈▶sweater
lightning bug≈▶firefly
garbage≈▶garbage
soda≈▶soda
creek≈▶stream
sidewalk≈▶sidewalk
candy≈▶candy
expressway≈▶highway

≈ — unverified word: a draft not yet checked by an editor.