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The odd accent of Tangier VA

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Edited by Conrad Shaw, Wednesday, 8 Oct 2014, 18:51

Have a listen to this accent from a very isolated American community:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIZgw09CG9E 

It is amazing - closer to our West Country than to West Virginia! Not that far from the accent David Crystal thinks Shakespeare may have spoken with.

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Fascinating. Language is one of many 'enthusiasms'. Henry Hitchings is good. 

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I like him too - his is the book about Dr Johnson's dictionary I've read.