Jackson, New Jersey
The Jackson Accent
Jackson sits inside the Philadelphia dialect area, which covers Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley, United States. The nearest other area is New York City, about 65km away.
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What people in Jackson sound like
- The long sandwich is a hoagie.
- “Cot” and “caught” stay distinct.
- Rhotic R — “car” keeps its R.
- Plural “you” is often “youse”.
These are the markers of the Philadelphia accent as a whole. No survey claims every speaker in Jackson has all of them — the full Philadelphia profile sets out where the region varies.
Dialect areas near Jackson
Is your accent from Jackson?
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