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“There are a also islands on the East Coast of the US where people have been living so long by themselves that they develop their own strong local accents.”

In some of the communities along the undeveloped bays and sounds of of NC there are remnants of an Elizabethan dialect still spoken by the middle-aged and senior locals.


113 posted on 10/03/2012 4:40:58 PM PDT by Rebelbase (The most transparent administration ever is clear as mud.)
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Hoi toide on the soond soide, the crabs’re in the collards.


117 posted on 10/03/2012 5:09:48 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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