http://www.sellflatfast.co.uk/flat-rent-back/what-was-rent-or-price-in-colonial-inns-in-1760s-and-how-did-they-talk-back-then/ Sell your flat fast for cash Sat, 26 May 2012 17:23:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://www.sellflatfast.co.uk/flat-rent-back/what-was-rent-or-price-in-colonial-inns-in-1760s-and-how-did-they-talk-back-then/comment-page-1/#comment-1396 justagrandma Sun, 31 May 2009 11:49:30 +0000 http://www.sellflatfast.co.uk/flat-rent-back/what-was-rent-or-price-in-colonial-inns-in-1760s-and-how-did-they-talk-back-then/#comment-1396 I can't help you with the cost of inns, you might want to check with colonial Williamsburg they might have something that could help you. But as to the language and how they sounded, that type of English came down in the Appalacian Mountains. The early folk songs of the period were actually the way they spoke. There was a movie not too long ago based on the mountain music and its early roots to England. It was called Songcatcher, and its worth watching if you have the time. I can’t help you with the cost of inns, you might want to check with colonial Williamsburg they might have something that could help you.
But as to the language and how they sounded, that type of English came down in the Appalacian Mountains. The early folk songs of the period were actually the way they spoke.
There was a movie not too long ago based on the mountain music and its early roots to England. It was called Songcatcher, and its worth watching if you have the time.

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