Evolution of Accents in the US
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0.000 HBDEvolution of Accents in the US
<html> <p>Apparently, the "British" accent has managed to <a href="https://omgfacts.com/there-are-parts-of-the-us-where-citizens-have-a-british-accent-ea747d95e6d9#.usnr347xc">survive</a> in the US. Apparently, only a handful of people speak English like this Tangier Island, Virginia and Maryland’s Smith Island. They were descendants of the first English settlers of the original 13th colonies. The island geography must've kept them isolated.</p> <p>To me, it sounds less English and more nasally. The unique Tangier accent may be lost forever due to population shrinkage and <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/10/magazine/should-the-united-states-save-tangier-island-from-oblivion.html">rising</a> sea levels. </p> <p><img src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1709/25140153515_7cef654b3a_b.jpg" width="1024" height="576"/></p> <p>Content Source:</p> <p>https://omgfacts.com/there-are-parts-of-the-us-where-citizens-have-a-british-accent-ea747d95e6d9#.usnr347xc</p> <p>http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/10/magazine/should-the-united-states-save-tangier-island-from-oblivion.html</p> <p>Image Source:</p> <p>https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1709/25140153515_7cef654b3a_b.jpg</p> </html>