Says who? Linguists look at Tidewater dialect and culture in podcast.
There’s a reason some people born in Tidewater pronounce Norfolk’s name a bit differently. The most common, correct pronunciation is, of course, “NOR-fuk.” Only out-of-towners dare call it “NOR-folk.” ...
Fascinating origin of Southern accents and what makes them different from the rest of the nation, according to linguists
On the coastal side, Renwick pointed to how people talk in Tidewater Virginia or the Lowcountry. Here, accents take on a ...