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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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Geordie pronunciationIs closer to original English than current accepted standards. It's the Scandinavian influence.
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Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 10 May 2012, 12:22,
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No, that's just when Tourettes gets pissed off.(
Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 10 May 2012, 12:25,
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I like how one of the most northerly town in Britain is called 'Sutherland'on account of how the vikings named it. Or something.
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b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 10 May 2012, 12:26,
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And someone told me that there's no archaelogical evidence that Vikings wore horns on their heads......and someone else told me that modern Russians are descended from North Scandinavian Vikings.
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He said it was closer to original Englishwhich is not a Scandinavian language, so I don't quite understand why a bunch of Danes would keep the original pronunciation.
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Kroney, Thu 10 May 2012, 12:34,
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Ah.I misunderstooded. Must be your foreign accent.
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b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 10 May 2012, 12:36,
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