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Yorkshire Dialects and Other Language Sites

Author:

Bryn Gwyndaf Jones

Date:

Tuesday, 11th Sep 2001 14:35

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Kylie Baxter in My Favourite Tipples would like a Yorkshire dialect website. Here are some websites from the BBC including Yorkshire.

Tune into Routes of English on Radio 4, Thursdays at 9am and 9.30pm.

Ye Olde English Sayings
http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/sayings.htm
Ever wondered where 'eating humble pie' and other expressions come from?

Yorkshire Folk Talking
http://www.clanvis.com/yorkie/wesayit.htm
'Eh up! Aa'll tell thee summat!'

The Dialectizer
http://rinkworks.com/dialect/
Type any text and see it translated into cockney or redneck.

Shakespearian Insults
http://www.pangloss.com/seidel/Shaker/
Prepare to be very offended, bard-style.

Sniglets
http://www.bertc.com/sniglets.htm
'Words that aren't in the dictionary but should be'.

Cliche Finder
http://www.westegg.com/cliche/
Cliches for every occasion.

Pun of the Day
http://www.punoftheday.com
Groan? You will do when you see these.

Australian English
http://www.fut.es/~apym/Australian.html
>From Perth to Cairns, why does the accent vary little?

Bryn Gwyndaf Jones
Barbara.Bryn@NTLworld.com

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	Yorkshire Dialects and Other Language Sites
	Kylie Baxter in My Favourite Tipples would like a Yorkshire dialect website. Here are some websites from the BBC ...

Bryn Gwyndaf Jones

11/09/01 14:35

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	Re: Yorkshire Dialects and Other Language Sites
	Hi Bryn Fnatastic stuff. Very amusing too! Thanks a lot. Regards Simon Content Developer, Free Pint

Simon Collery

11/09/01 15:02

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