New England accents are certainly not dying out. While we do have a large number of non-regional speakers here in southern new england, we have MANY in certain

New England accents are certainly not dying out. While we do have a large number of non-regional speakers here in southern new england, we have MANY in certain towns who speak with heavy accents. The Family GUy Rhode Island accent, for instance, was on display at the local diner in Providence. Half the workers and customers were speaking with heavy RI accents. If you want RI accents, head out to Cranston and Warwick, to dive bars in Fox Point Providence, or down to Narragansett in the off-season where you'll get true Rhode Islanders and not tourists.