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Vermont English is a dialect of English Language spoken in the U.S. state of Vermont . Although a New England state, the variety of English spoken in most parts of the state generally has more in common with the accent spoken in nearby New York State and parts of the Midwest. Features include:

  • The in words like 'bad' and 'cat' is tensed in most environments to , though rarely to the same extreme as the Inland North dialect.

  • As with many other northern US dialects, the nuclei of in 'house' and 'about' is slightly more back, usually expressed .

  • As with Connecticut, Western Massachusetts and some Great Lakes English, Glottal Replacement of 't' is common.

  • As with Maine and New Hampshire, 'caught' and 'cot' are usually merged, in this case to .