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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 4 of 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Re: Useful language links #123337 03/02/05 11:33 PM 03/02/05 11:33 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick   Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 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/ Re: Useful language links #123338 03/03/05 02:38 AM 03/03/05 02:38 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 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! Re: Useful language links #123339 03/03/05 05:29 PM 03/03/05 05:29 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick   Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 > I couldn't follow it at all eeh bah goom, moss't Brits feel t'same way, lass! Re: (another) Useful language link #123340 03/07/05 10:56 AM 03/07/05 10:56 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick   Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 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 Re: Useful language links #123341 03/07/05 12:19 PM 03/07/05 12:19 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic OP Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic   OP Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 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." Another Shakespeare link #123342 03/13/05 10:41 PM 03/13/05 10:41 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 http://www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare-dictionary.htm Urban slang dictionary #123343 03/29/05 02:12 PM 03/29/05 02:12 PM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel TEd Remington   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC http://www.urbandictionary.com/ TEd Re: nother resource #123344 06/10/05 09:27 PM 06/10/05 09:27 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick   Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 http://www.acronyma.com/ A remarkable acronym finder, searchable in several languages. (with thanks to aldiboronti @ w/origins) Re: nother resource #123345 06/10/05 09:32 PM 06/10/05 09:32 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel sjmaxq   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui Io suis mucho grateful, mijn freund. Adeus! noho ora mai http://maxqnzs.com/References.html Re: nother resource #123346 06/10/05 10:24 PM 06/10/05 10:24 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick   Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 hey, didn't know you spoke Welsh! Page 4 of 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 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. 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