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[Maytwin]

Just going back to us brits, I was born in Wednesfield, the Black Country area, my accent has gone now though but I can still talk like it if yaw wunt may to

Is that Wolverhampton way ? My mother's grandfather spent most of his life in Wolverhampton.

 

[Rixsta]

Is that Wolverhampton way ? My mother's grandfather spent most of his life in Wolverhampton.

Yes very close, about a 10 mins drive.

 

[Maytwin]

Yes very close, about a 10 mins drive.

I have to admit it's a part of the UK I don't know at all - being from "darn sarf"

 

[Krisma]

I was born in Rhyl - North Wales

I speak proper......

 

[Maytwin]

I was born in Rhyl - North Wales

I speak proper......

I did go to North Wales on holiday as a child a looooooog time ago - Llandudno, so not that far from Rhyl

 

[Maytwin]

Oh and I've just remembered, we went to Butlins at Pwllheli as well

 

[tj99959]

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But both German and English are Germanic languages. A lot of common...

Main difference is the location of the verb in a sentence.

Oh and I'm also Welsh, but born in Canada. Last name was Llewellyn (until INS didn't know how to spell it)
Almost half my family still speaks that "funny" language.

 

[Maytwin]

I did learn how to say this - and I can still remember, though don't think my pronunciation would be spot on

 

[Robert Cromwell]

That made my head hurt

 

[Boden]

My mother-in-law flew home last night after her week long visit.

The house is quiet again and I just woke after sleeping for eleven hours straight.

I feel kinda funky

 

[Robert Cromwell]

yeah a very draggy morning here as well. I need to stumble around and make some coffee I suppose.

 

[tj99959]

I did learn how to say this - and I can still remember, though don't think my pronunciation would be spot on

That's the name of a town.
Saint Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazal near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of St. Tysilio of the red cave

 

[Maytwin]

Ah: It's the name of a town.
Saint Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazal near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of St. Tysilio of the red cave

Thank you - I'd forgotten what it translated to though rapid whirlpools does ring bells I did actually go to the station once and for years had a platform ticket which was about 6 inches long !!

 

[Robert Cromwell]

That's the name of a town.
Saint Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazal near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of St. Tysilio of the red cave

Try to fit that in the space allocated on a form.

 

[Boden]

That's the name of a town.
Saint Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazal near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of St. Tysilio of the red cave

Clearly a early form of hillbilly directions.

E.g.
Go down the road until you get to the field where Mildred's cow died, then turn left where the old apple tree that got hit by lightning was, then turn right just after the road that goes to frog cave holler, if you go by the Bumkis house you went too far.

 

[tj99959]

Ya, that's the place

 

[Robert Cromwell]

Clearly a early form of hillbilly directions.

E.g.
Go down the road until you get to the field where Mildred's cow died, then turn left where the old apple tree that got hit by lightning was, then turn right just after the road that goes to frog cave holler, if you go by the Bumkis house you went too far.

how did you know? I never gave you directions to my house!

 

[AndriaD]

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[AndriaD]

Just going back to us brits, I was born in Wednesfield, the Black Country area, my accent has gone now though but I can still talk like it if yaw wunt may to

That's very interesting! Although their speech is recognizably british, the thing about plural "housen" or "folken" explains something to me about a quirk of N. Ga/Appalachian dialect; my grandmother always used "hern/hissen" for "hers/his" -- very likely the original settlers in N. GA/S. Appalachia came from that area of England, and though their speech eventually drifted into what we recognize as "southern accent," some distinctive quirks of that "black country" speech remain. Fascinating!!

Andria

 

[gadgetkeith]

Just going back to us brits, I was born in Wednesfield, the Black Country area, my accent has gone now though but I can still talk like it if yaw wunt may to

eeeee oooop lad did ya master the art of ecky thuump

lol