Editing Regional accents of English (section)

===Canada===
{{Main|Canadian English}}
Three major dialect areas can be found in Canada: Western/Central Canada, the Maritimes, and [[Newfoundland English|Newfoundland]].

The phonology of [[West/Central Canadian English]], also called ''General Canadian'', is broadly similar to that of the Western US, except for the following features:
* The diphthongs {{IPA|/aɪ/}} and {{IPA|/aʊ/}} are raised to approximately {{IPA|[ʌɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʌʊ]}}<ref name="AutoZC-1"/> before voiceless consonants. For example, the vowel sound of "out" {{IPA|[ʌʊt]}} is different from that of "loud" {{IPA|[laʊd]}}. This feature is known as [[Canadian raising]]. The {{IPA|/ʌʊ/}} is even more raised in Atlantic Canada, closer to {{IPA|/ɛʊ/}}.
* The short "a" of "bat" is more open than almost everywhere else in North America {{IPA|[æ̞ ~ a]}}. The other front lax vowels {{IPA|/ɛ/}} and {{IPA|/ɪ/}}, too, can be lowered and/or retracted. This phenomenon has been labelled the [[Canadian Shift]].
The pronunciation of certain words shows a British influence. For instance, "shone" is {{IPA|/ʃɒn/}}, "been" is often {{IPA|/biːn/}}, "lieutenant" is {{IPA|/lɛfˈtɛnənt/}}, "process" can be {{IPA|/ˈproʊsɛs/}}, etc.

Words like "drama", "pajamas"/"pyjamas", and "pasta" tend to have {{IPA|/æ/}} rather than {{IPA|/ɑ/}}~{{IPA|/ɒ/}}. Words like "sorrow", "Florida", and "orange" have {{IPA|/ɔr/}} rather than {{IPA|/ɑr/}}; therefore, "sorry" rhymes with "story" rather than with "starry".