Folksy? August 22, 2021 RWhitcomb-editor Northeastern (NENE), Northwestern (NWNE), Southwestern (SWNE), and Southeastern (SENE) New England English represented here, as mapped by the Atlas of North American English on the basis of data from important cites and towns.— Graphic by Wolfdog “There are areas of New England, plenty of them, with quaintness to spare, with color-changing leaves and folksy folks full of folksy homespun wisdom accompanied by folksy accents.” — A Lee. Martinez (born 1973), Texas-based fantasy and science fiction author.