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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: TTFN #20096 02/28/2001 4:17 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta In reply to: Surely bloody used to be far worse though. At least according to 'My Fair Lady' is was. Certainly, it was. In the Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language David Crystal reproduces the shock horror newspaper reports on the first performance of Pygmalion (George Bernard Shaw's play, which was the source for My Fair Lady). I can't give you the page no. because I'm at work and the book's at home but YCLIU easily enough. Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Best words to be heard spoken in a British accent? Alex Williams 02/25/2001 6:26 PM Re: Best words to be heard spoken in a British accent? Father Steve 02/25/2001 6:46 PM Re: Best words to be heard spoken in a British accent? Bobyoungbalt 02/26/2001 5:11 PM I forgot to mention... Alex Williams 02/26/2001 7:44 PM Re: Best words to be heard spoken in a British accent? Father Steve 02/27/2001 2:27 AM Re: Best words to be heard spoken in a British accent? Jackie 02/27/2001 2:57 AM Re: Best words to be heard spoken in a British accent? Max Quordlepleen 02/27/2001 3:36 AM Re: Best words to be heard spoken in a British accent? Father Steve 02/27/2001 3:39 AM Re: Best words to be heard spoken in a British accent? Anonymous 02/25/2001 10:05 PM Re: Best words to be heard spoken in a British accent? francais31415 02/27/2001 2:56 AM Re: Best words to be heard spoken in a British accent? wow 02/26/2001 2:20 AM Re: Best words to be heard spoken in a British accent? Capital Kiwi 02/26/2001 6:57 AM Re: Best words to be heard spoken in a British accent? Alex Williams 02/26/2001 10:11 AM Veddy good Jackie 02/26/2001 12:18 PM Re: Veddy good AnnaStrophic 02/26/2001 2:24 PM Re: TTFN Bingley 02/26/2001 2:35 PM Re: TTFN belligerentyouth 02/26/2001 2:52 PM Re: TTFN Oswas 02/26/2001 3:11 PM Re: TTFN Seian 02/27/2001 4:20 AM Re: TTFN Anonymous 02/27/2001 4:27 AM Re: TTFN Seian 02/27/2001 4:36 AM Re: TTFN Bingley 02/27/2001 4:58 AM Re: TTFN belligerentyouth 02/27/2001 7:32 AM Re: TTFN of troy 02/27/2001 1:51 PM Re: TTFN Bingley 02/28/2001 4:17 AM Re: TTFN Capital Kiwi 02/28/2001 9:58 AM Re: TTFN Fiberbabe 02/28/2001 2:10 PM Re: TTFN Anonymous 02/28/2001 5:13 PM Re: TTFN Capital Kiwi 02/28/2001 6:28 PM Re: TTFN Jackie 02/28/2001 7:11 PM Re: TTFN wwh 03/03/2001 9:17 PM Re: TTFN Capital Kiwi 03/04/2001 7:39 AM Women's Liberation Jackie 03/05/2001 12:33 PM Re: Women's Liberation Sparteye 03/05/2001 1:48 PM Re: Bell curves jmh 03/05/2001 3:35 PM Re: Class distinctions wow 03/05/2001 3:46 PM Re: Class distinctions jmh 03/05/2001 9:00 PM Re: Class distinctions wwh 03/05/2001 10:46 PM Re: Mitfords - U and non U jmh 03/06/2001 9:14 AM Hmmming and Sawing shanks 03/06/2001 2:33 PM Summing and Hawing Jackie 03/06/2001 2:59 PM Re: Summing and Hawing shanks 03/06/2001 3:26 PM Re: Summing and Hawing Jackie 03/06/2001 5:02 PM Last Chance Saloon... shanks 03/07/2001 10:38 AM Re: Last Chance Saloon... wwh 03/07/2001 4:10 PM Re: Last Chance Saloon... Capital Kiwi 03/08/2001 7:52 AM Re: Hmmming and Sawing jmh 03/06/2001 4:25 PM Re: Hmmming and Sawing wwh 03/06/2001 5:06 PM Re: Hmmming and Sawing Bean 03/06/2001 6:07 PM Re: TTFN BeingCJ 03/01/2001 12:23 AM Re: TTFN Capital Kiwi 03/01/2001 4:34 AM Re: TTFN BlanchePatch 03/03/2001 8:44 PM Re: "What?" Seian 02/27/2001 3:59 AM My favorite English expression TEd Remington 03/03/2001 5:12 PM Re: Is there a British Accent? jmh 03/06/2001 9:27 AM Re: Is there a British Accent? RhubarbCommando 03/06/2001 9:44 AM Re: Is there a British Accent? jmh 03/06/2001 10:19 AM Re: Is there a British Accent? Sparteye 03/06/2001 1:42 PM Can't get no satisfaction, either! TEd Remington 03/07/2001 6:18 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,385 Members9,211 Most Online7,006 Mar 7th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 31 A C Bowden 17 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,209 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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