morsodo99 t1_j9vqheb wrote on February 24, 2023 at 10:15 PM Reply to 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 The Outer Banks of North Carolina have a similar accent called the “Hoi-Toider”. Talk to an old timer there and it’s this weird half Scottish accent. Permalink 53
morsodo99 t1_j9vqheb wrote
Reply to 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
The Outer Banks of North Carolina have a similar accent called the “Hoi-Toider”. Talk to an old timer there and it’s this weird half Scottish accent.