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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Lived in Virginia for awhile and noticed that some white Virginians say "ou's" a bit (but not exactly) like Canadians.  For "out and about," some Canadians say "oot" and "aboot" and the Virginians I knew said something like "oa-oot" and "aboa-oot" in the back of their mouths.  Having grown up in the north and having a so-called "typical" southern accent drilled into my head, I realized that the tv and film industry are actually not representing many people from the south accurately.  (I know, why should I be surprised at this?)

Anyway, I noticed when I moved to DC that some white people here have a softer version of the Virginia accent.  And I speak that way nowadays having lived here so long. I notice this sometimes when I listen to NPR and at first I think the reporter might be a Canadian transplant but then I realize it's just a DC-based reporter.[/quote]

People in Charlottesville speak like the way you describe in the first paragraph (UVA grad).[/quote]

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