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#123337 - 03/02/05 06:33 PM Re: Useful language links
maverick Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/15/00 Posts: 4683	On the news tonight was a brief item about a fantastic new British Library resource, featuring a bank of recordings of UK accents and other regional speech markers. I thought some of you might be interested: http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/collections/dialects/
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#123338 - 03/02/05 09:38 PM Re: Useful language links
Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 10392 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky	Wo-ow; I just listened to the Yorkshire baker lady. Before I forget: I noticed that in this 1955 recording, she mentions a half a pound of sugar. Golly--even though she's speaking so slowly, I have a hard time understanding some things. Owen--oven; buther and wather: butter and water; resins -- raisins; luf--loaf. When my Yorkshire host family spoke to each other at their normal speed, I couldn't follow it at all. Thanks, mav!
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#123339 - 03/03/05 12:29 PM Re: Useful language links
maverick Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/15/00 Posts: 4683	> I couldn't follow it at all eeh bah goom, moss't Brits feel t'same way, lass!
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#123340 - 03/07/05 05:56 AM Re: (another) Useful language link
maverick Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/15/00 Posts: 4683	Perhaps others already use this and I have simply missed your mention of it, but in case it’s new to you too, I strongly suggest you check it out. There are an incredible number of interesting searchable texts available. Here’s a direct link to perhaps the most useful area for this board: http://www.questia.com/Index.jsp?CRID=word_origins&OFFID=se1&KEY=word_origin This takes you to the front end of all kinds of other topic searches! http://www.questia.com/Index.jsp
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#123341 - 03/07/05 07:19 AM Re: Useful language links
AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 6489 Loc: lower upstate New York	a bank of recordings of UK accents This dialect collection was featured on NPR's Weekend Edition. I had little trouble following the Yorkshire lady, but the Staffordshire collector really had me stymied! ~~~ maybe because I can sing "On Ilkley Moor Baht'At."
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#123342 - 03/13/05 05:41 PM Another Shakespeare link
Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 12519	http://www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare-dictionary.htm
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#123343 - 03/29/05 09:12 AM Urban slang dictionary
TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel Registered: 07/17/00 Posts: 3467 Loc: Marion NC	http://www.urbandictionary.com/ _________________________ TEd
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#123344 - 06/10/05 05:27 PM Re: nother resource
maverick Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/15/00 Posts: 4683	http://www.acronyma.com/ A remarkable acronym finder, searchable in several languages. (with thanks to aldiboronti @ w/origins)
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#123345 - 06/10/05 05:32 PM Re: nother resource
sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel Registered: 07/20/03 Posts: 3230 Loc: Te Ika a Maui	Io suis mucho grateful, mijn freund. Adeus! _________________________ noho ora mai http://maxqnzs.com/References.html
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#123346 - 06/10/05 06:24 PM Re: nother resource
maverick Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/15/00 Posts: 4683	hey, didn't know you spoke Welsh!
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