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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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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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> I couldn't follow it at all eeh bah goom, moss't Brits feel t'same way, lass! 
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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_originThis takes you to the front end of all kinds of other topic searches! http://www.questia.com/Index.jsp
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a bank of recordings of UK accentsThis 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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http://www.acronyma.com/A remarkable acronym finder, searchable in several languages. (with thanks to aldiboronti @ w/origins)
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Io suis mucho grateful, mijn freund. Adeus!
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hey, didn't know you spoke Welsh!
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