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| 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 ]. | 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 |
House is pronounced houes, <br> | ||
| Out is pronounced ouet, <br> | Out is pronounced ouet, <br> | ||
| A Thousand is pronounced ah |
A Thousand is pronounced ah thoesend, <br> | ||
| Wipe is pronounced wahp, <br> | Wipe is pronounced wahp, <br> | ||
| Wash is pronounced warsh, <br> | Wash is pronounced warsh, <br> | ||
| Store is pronounced |
Store is pronounced stow, <br> | ||
| Water is pronounced whuter, <br> | Water is pronounced whuter, <br> | ||
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Tidewater Accent is an American English accent and is also a dialect.
It is spoken in the coastal Eastern Seaboard Region of the United States from the Pine Barrens of southern New Jersey to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. It is principally associated with the Tidewater region of Virginia, including the Hampton Roads region, and with the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
This accent was 'inherited' from the early English settlers, and has evolved for 400 years in most of the region. A notable exception of interest to linguists is tiny isolated Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay because its people speak a totally unique dialect of American English, 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 British Isles particularly Cornwall.
House is pronounced houes,
Out is pronounced ouet,
A Thousand is pronounced ah thoesend,
Wipe is pronounced wahp,
Wash is pronounced warsh,
Store is pronounced stow,
Water is pronounced whuter,
A speaker of the tidewater accent pronounces words like a modern Irish or Englishman, but the accent sounds similar to a southern accent.
Speakers of the Tidewater accent:
- John Warner (U.S. Senator)
- Virgil Goode (U.S. Representative)
- Ward Burton (NASCAR Driver)
- Foghorn Leghorn (Cartoon Character)
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