Oooh
keep an eye out for the fantastic 'The Adventure of English' by Melvin Bragg - now repeating on ITV in the afternoon on Saturday or Sunday.
It's great and told me all about that very thing.
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butchbint,
Thu 12 Jun 2003, 9:43,
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i've got a mate who lives in sweden who loves this sort of thing
he's got a list of 'oop north' words that are the same as swedish. there isn't much to do in sweden on those long, dark nights
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new_matt,
Thu 12 Jun 2003, 9:47,
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apart from
wondering where all the candles have gone.
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bovine I'm so old, even my old is old,
Thu 12 Jun 2003, 9:48,
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