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Old 9th August 2007, 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by oddball View Post
Go to my home city of Bristol in the southwest , 7 different dialecs , 1 of which i had problems understanding , "S'got any wanee " do you have any water , "Ooh bist thee "who are you ", and so on ?????

Very funny - and so true. I did wonder why people were calling me their duck. As in, Aye my duck. Apparently it's a term of affection. Watch what happens if you say: "alright, treacle?" Give it a bit of London accent and it's dead funny.
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