Annoying words and phrasesMarketing bollocks, buzzword bingo, or your mum saying "fudge" when she really wants to swear like a trooper. Let's ride the hockey stick curve of this top hat product, solutioneers.
Thanks to simbosan for the idea
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 8 Apr 2010, 13:13)
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DialectsIt's because you're hearing a dialect of English that has been strongly influenced by Scandinavian settlement and invasion.
Bear in mind that modern, standard English is actually derived from a dialect spoken in the Midlands. Southern English lost out, as did the Geordie version.
If there had been no Norman invasion English would have sounded very much like Dutch - in fact the current closest spoken language is West Frisian. Scots English is also very much like Middle English...listen to Rab C Nesbitt in full flow and you're hearing REAL English.
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