New Jersey English

The English language in the U.S. state of New Jersey is dialectally diverse, resulting in several regional English dialects spoken in the state.^[1] Therefore, New Jersey English may refer to any of these varieties of English:

• Mid-Atlantic American English
  • Philadelphia English, spoken in South Jersey and some parts of Central Jersey
• New York City English, spoken in northeastern New Jersey, such as Newark and Jersey City, and including Middlesex and Monmouth Counties (the stereotypical Hollywood "New Jersey accent")
• Northern American English, spoken in northwestern New Jersey on the geographic edge of the Inland North dialect region

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