Figured it was because the WV accent is so similar to the accents from original England. Yours makes more sense.
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Figured it was because the WV accent is so similar to the accents from original England. Yours makes more sense. Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson. |
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the WV accent is so similar to the accents from original England wat |
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they talk funnay
"Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman |
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https://the-toast.net/2014/03/19/a-linguist-explains-british-accents-of-yore/ I can't find a reference for Appalachia specifically at the moment but I'm reasonably sure I've seen that posited before. Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson. |
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Per the OU vid...
...Shakespeare apparently sounded a bit like a posh brummy who'd had a drink or six. |
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You're thinking of Okracoke Island. That's in NC.
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I think people in west virginia will come out relatively unscathed by corona virus
- (boxley)
- (12)
- March 25, 2020, 09:37:29 PM EDT
unscathed by corona virus
- (rcareaga)
- (11)
- March 25, 2020, 10:01:06 PM EDT
no idea about that but the genetic makeup is similar
-NT
- (boxley)
- (10)
- March 26, 2020, 09:38:25 AM EDT
Worried about my family for that reason.
- (malraux)
- (8)
- March 26, 2020, 12:20:31 PM EDT
I was referring to the inbreeding
-NT
- (boxley)
- (7)
- March 26, 2020, 03:55:47 PM EDT
Ha!
- (malraux)
- (5)
- March 26, 2020, 04:04:46 PM EDT
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- (pwhysall)
- (4)
- March 27, 2020, 02:39:48 AM EDT
they talk funnay
-NT
- (boxley)
- March 27, 2020, 10:00:02 AM EDT
Re: Ha!
- (malraux)
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- March 27, 2020, 10:00:46 AM EDT
Per the OU vid...
- (pwhysall)
- March 27, 2020, 11:42:38 AM EDT
You're thinking of Okracoke Island. That's in NC.
-NT
- (mmoffitt)
- March 27, 2020, 11:23:55 AM EDT
credit where due, box
-NT
- (rcareaga)
- March 26, 2020, 05:35:07 PM EDT
Yeah, presumably remarkably so.
- (CRConrad)
- May 26, 2020, 07:39:22 AM EDT
