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  • MrBarnett
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    • Nov 2013
    • 5672

    #31
    One English accent that didn’t get a mention is East Anglian, at its richest in Norfolk where they even have some road signs in the local dialect.

    This is a classic example:



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    • Robert
      Commissioner
      • Feb 2008
      • 5163

      #32
      In "The Cowboys" a wounded John Wayne is told that he's going to die, and answers "I know it." That response (instead of "I know" or "I know that") sounds rather distinctive, and rather French ("Je le sais"). Is this widespread in the USA?

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      • Al Bundy's Eyes
        Chief Inspector
        • Sep 2019
        • 1776

        #33
        Great little thread. I'm the proud owner of a rural farmers twang you can chew on. Now waars moi cider?
        Thems the Vagaries.....

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