dialects

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Until the mid-19th century, Liverpudlians were described as speaking similarly to their Lancastrian neighbours, until different accents and dialects began mixing as the docks area grew.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

By his teen years in Annapolis, Md., Duvall had become an excellent mimic, absorbing dialects and mannerisms wherever he happened to be.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

An estimated 150 languages and dialects are spoken in the town of 230,000 people.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

All the enlightened reformers in Europe were desperately trying to eliminate the peasant peculiarities and plebeian dialects that divided the peoples of their nations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Those who were talking among themselves spoke in dialects she could not understand.

From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper