MrSquigles t1_j9umgpq wrote on February 24, 2023 at 5:57 PM

Reply to comment by Van_GOOOOOUGH in TIL residents of Tangier Island, 12 miles off the coast of Virginia, have remained so isolated they still speak a dialect similar to the original colonists from the 1700s by emily_9511

I'm from SW England and I can confirm this accent is very close.

coldfarm t1_j9uqn5m wrote on February 24, 2023 at 6:24 PM

The accent continuum in the whole Tidewater and Chesapeake region is strongly rooted in the West Country. It also vanishes once you get more than a few miles from the Bay, excepting the Eastern Shore.