Timestamps:
0:00 - Arthur the Rat
1:28 - KIT List and Major Players
5:02 - Extemporaneous Speech

Interview year: 2022

Collected by: Colleen C.

Demographic information:

Gender: male

Race and ethnicity: White

Age (at recording): 30

Birth year: 1992

Birthplace: Lawrence, Massachusetts

Grew up in: Dracut, Massachusetts

Place(s) lived: Merrimack Valley Massachusetts (Dracut, Lowell, and Haverhill, MA). Moved to London in 20s.

Language(s) spoken: English

Education: master's degree

Occupation: dialect coach

Occupation of caregiver(s): Mom: HR information system analyst; Father: Retired, was mechanic repair person

Influences on accent: General American but influenced by living in London (British inflection). Boston accent when he was younger but more General American now. Mistaken for Canadian sometimes.

Tags: Dracut, Massachusetts; Merrimack Valley; General American; British influences; Boston; accents; dialects