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There are three main dialectal regions of English in the United States of America.
Northern, Southern and Midland areas
And specific areas or regions for example The North Central region in Minnesota and
Alaska where there is a subtle difference in pronunciation of “cot” = caught, another subtle
differences from the North Central, particularly /th/ or (ð) becomes /d/
The North region where people from St Louis, Albany and Providence where there is a
shift /ă/ in “bat” strong raised to (eə) and most short vowels are shifted.