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| '''Tidewater Accent''' is an ] ] and is also a ]. | |||
| ] | |||
| It is spoken in the coastal ] Region of the ] from 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> | |||
| Wash is pronounced warsh, <br> | |||
| Store is pronounced stow, <br> | |||
| Water is pronounced wuter, <br> | |||
| Down is pronounced Douhn | |||
| ==See also== | |||
| *] | |||
| *] | |||
| Nathalie Cooper | |||
| Laura Bateman | |||
| ==External links== | |||
| * | |||
| {{English dialects by continent}} | |||
| ] | |||
| ] | |||
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