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WFS · 8 November 2001, 04:46 PM

Barrett:

There are two small islands in the Chesapeake Bay (Smith and Tangier) that have remained just isolated enough to retain a touch of the original settlers English pronunciation in their dialects. *I once saw a PBS documentary, on the English language, where they interviewed Smith Islanders. *They used subtitles! *My own version of American English is hopelessly tainted by an Eastern Shore of Maryland accent and too much time reading Victorian and Edwardian Era literature in my youth. *Definitions aside, no one can convolute a sentence like the Brits. *I don't even want to think about Cockney rhyming slang!

Best Regards,
Wayne *

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8 November 2001, 04:46 PM	#34 (permalink)
WFS Scout Pilot Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Maryland Posts: 444	Barrett: There are two small islands in the Chesapeake Bay (Smith and Tangier) that have remained just isolated enough to retain a touch of the original settlers English pronunciation in their dialects. I once saw a PBS documentary, on the English language, where they interviewed Smith Islanders. They used subtitles! My own version of American English is hopelessly tainted by an Eastern Shore of Maryland accent and too much time reading Victorian and Edwardian Era literature in my youth. Definitions aside, no one can convolute a sentence like the Brits. I don't even want to think about Cockney rhyming slang! Best Regards, Wayne * * __________________ "The Lord God is subtle, but malicious he is not." Albert Einstein