MrSquigles

MrSquigles t1_j9umgpq wrote on February 24, 2023 at 5:57 PM

Reply to comment by Van_GOOOOOUGH in TIL residents of Tangier Island, 12 miles off the coast of Virginia, have remained so isolated they still speak a dialect similar to the original colonists from the 1700s by emily_9511

I'm from SW England and I can confirm this accent is very close.

MrSquigles t1_j68yakv wrote on January 28, 2023 at 4:29 PM

Reply to comment by Five-and-Dimer in TIL about foreign accent syndrome. This is a very rare (~100 cases worldwide) but real medical condition where people abruptly begin speaking in a foreign accent following head trauma like a bad migraine, accident, or stroke. by veety

Was she French?

MrSquigles t1_j5tefs0 wrote on January 25, 2023 at 1:07 PM

Reply to Everyone Wants Your Email Address. Think Twice Before Sharing It. by 08830

Why, though? I can't read the article without giving them my email.

Edit: This wasn't a joke, I actually want to know their reasoning.

MrSquigles t1_j4fximy wrote on January 15, 2023 at 1:05 PM

Reply to UK schools ban physical contact, prevent students from holding hands, hugging by phoenix0153

Two schools.

Misleading headline from scummy propaganda website.