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| '''Tidewater Accent''' is an ] ] and is also a ]. | |||
| ] | |||
| It is a type of Southern accent found along the coastal ] Region of the ] as far north as The ] of southern ] to the ] of ]. It is principally associated with the Tidewater region of ], including the ] region, and with the ]. | |||
| This accent was 'inherited' from the early ] settlers, and has evolved for 400 years in most of the region. A notable exception of interest to ]s is tiny isolated ] in the ] because its people speak a totally unique ] of ], hypothesized to be nearly unchanged since the days of its first occupation by English colonists. Each of the original surnames and several of the present surnames on the island originated in the ] particularly ]. | |||
| House is pronounced houes, <br> | |||
| Out is pronounced ouet, <br> | |||
| A Thousand is pronounced ah thoesend, <br> | |||
| Wipe is pronounced wahp, <br> | |||
| Door is pronounced Dow-ah | |||
| Floor is pronounced flow-ah | |||
| Store is pronounced stow, <br> | |||
| Water is pronounced wah-duh, <br> | |||
| Down is pronounced Day-own | |||
| ==See also== | |||
| *] | |||
| *] | |||
| ==External links== | |||
| * | |||
| {{English dialects by continent}} | |||
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