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Originally Posted by Innsertnamehere
My mom grew up in New Brunswick, but has been living in the GTA for the last 30+ years. She has no hint of an Atlantic accent normally but when she’s on the phone talking to her sisters or mother it comes out. Kind of comical really. And it’s distinct from the rural Ontario hoser accent.
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There is no single distinct Atlantic Canadian accent.
1) - generic urban North American (in the cities)
2) - non urban PEI
3) - Cape Breton
4) - Nova Scotia south shore
5) - Miramichi
6) - generic rural Maritime
7) - Newfoundland bayman.
There are probably others........