VTDigger

Is the Vermont accent fading? Don’t hold your breath

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The Burlington Free Press

Is the Vermont accent going away? How linguists say our speech is changing.

GLOVER - On a crisp Monday morning locals busied themselves buying goods at Currier's Market in Glover, which stocked everything from fresh cut deli meat to wine and housewares. One man ran in for an ...
The Boston Globe

Why are young Vermon’ers dropping their t’s?

There are two things, generally, that we know about the Vermont accent. One is that it can sound vaguely, confusingly British. When you hear it in the wild (or from a dairy farmer on a chilly April ...
Seven Days

Say What? A video exploration of Vermont-speak

This week’s Seven Days features a story called “Say What?” that examines the origins and somewhat uncertain future of the native Vermont accent. To help illustrate just what the heck we’re talking (er ...
Seven Days

Say What?

New England offers a treasure trove of distinctive dialects. The Boston accent is the most famous. Both New Hampshire and Maine have well-known, provincially charming native drawls. And there’s ...