 Because of the city's transitional location between the Inland North, North Midland, and Central Midland dialects, Fort Wayne has been difficult for linguists to define, with some labeling speech here "virtually accent neutral," attributed to historical settlement patterns.The Calumet region observes Central Time, including Jasper, Lake, La Porte, Newton, Porter, and Starke counties.The rest of Northern Indiana observes Eastern Time.