In article mratclif@census. gov (you) wrote: > ...many early Maryland > colonists came from the West Country and Cornwall (is this close enough > to draw comparisons with South Walian pronunciations?). I don't know about the West Country, as it ceased to be celtic long ago, but the Cornish (Kernowek) language is very similar to Welsh, (and Breton). It has all but died out, although there are attempts at revival. I belive the last monoglot died this century. Maybe someone else knows. > ...In fact, > inhabitants of Smith Island and Tangier Island, in Chesapeake Bay, have > remained isolated enough (until recently, that is) to retain the > Elizabethan era accents of their ancestors. Wow, that is pretty freaky! -- Roland -- Snail-mail: Roland Cleaver, GO Graphics, 98 Salem Road, SWANSEA SA6 8NN Tel.: +44 792 774429 (voice) or, at TECHNIQUEST: +44 222 666436 E-mail: roland@tquest.demon.co.uk