Match Thread Millwall FC - Coventry City Match Thread - Wednesday 1st Oct (1 Viewer)

Mercian In Anglia

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I've always assumed it was something to do with them being seafaring places, so may have seen a lot of crew etc move between the two?
Norfolk accent is apparently quite close to Dutch. Had a lot of Flemish weavers come over in 16th C (who got lonely and kept canaries), plus trade with Hanseatic League. Locals started mocking their inflections but eventually it stuck. I can testify this can happen...
 

Captain Dart

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Norfolk accent is apparently quite close to Dutch. Had a lot of Flemish weavers come over in 16th C (who got lonely and kept canaries), plus trade with Hanseatic League. Locals started mocking their inflections but eventually it stuck. I can testify this can happen...
All the lads working behind the counter and in the turnstiles at Millwall spoke just like Rudoni.
They have totally different inflections from the sarrf Londoners I knew circa 40 to 50 yrs ago.
 

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