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Originally Posted by r small
While the white population of DC has never had what you could call a distinct DC accent, many whites who grew up in the working class neighborhoods of Anacostia, such as the area around Fort Dupont park, had an accent very similar to that found in white working class areas of PG county. A definite Maryland accent. Basically a slight Southern accent with a bit of Northeastern edge. An earlier poster described it as "Tidewater meets Philly". That's about right.
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Yea I said basically the same thing several posts back.
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