The first English words spoken in Virginia were pronounced with a 17th-century London accent. Linguistics professor Anne Charity-Hudley explains the evolution of the American sound.
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The cost of modern speech is paid in verbs as America trades eloquence for speed. Historian Cathy Hellier explains the change.
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