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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title>
<jats:p>The following paper examines the use of the stable sociolinguistic variable (<jats:italic>-ing</jats:italic>) across two different interview modalities: “classic” in-person sociolinguistic interviews and identical interviews conducted remotely over online video chat. The goal of this research was to test whether a change in modality results in style-shifting, as quantified by different rates of formal/standard [-ɪŋ] versus informal/non-standard [-ɪn]. Results show that when the internal linguistic constraints governing (<jats:italic>-ing</jats:italic>) variation are taken into account, there is not a significant difference between modalities, suggesting both modalities are equally formal (or informal). This suggests that remote online video chats are a viable method for collecting sociolinguistic data.</jats:p>