On 19/01/2011 10:28 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Jan 2011 22:09:43 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>
>> On 19/01/2011 9:58 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> Until you get to Glasgow, that is, at which point even people raised in
>>> Glasgow have trouble with the accent, that is.;-)
>>
>> See you Jimmy, can yer mither sew? ;-)
>
> Matter of fact, she does. ;-)
>

Then get her to stitch this...

>>> Oh, yes, I absolutely can see that - but that's because it's American
>>> grammar, not English grammar.;-)
>>
>> Then call it American not English.
>
> I did, or didn't you notice? :-P
>

Here;s me thinking you said *Americans*

>>> At times, I'm sure native English speakers think Welsh is easier to
>>> understand.;-)
>>>
>> You must be joking?
>
> Just making sure you're paying attention. ;-)
>

Having worked at Dwr Cymru for a year, I pay attention. :-)

>> Amazing what “a non-normal situation” can do for a stutter.
>
> Yes, that it was.  I co-taught with him once (well, technically, we
> taught a half week each - he was the first half, I was the second), and
> I'd talk to him during the breaks and he'd be back to his normal accent,
> and then he'd wrap up the lab and start teaching again - so the students
> would notice it as well.
>

I behaved similarly in Jamaica.  Speaking like "Teach" in workshops but 
like me in the office.

>>> There are definitions in Uxbridge English Dictionary that poke some
>>> light- hearted fun at the "t'ick Oirish" accents that always make me
>>> laugh.:-)
>>>
>>>
>> ???
>
> In particularly, the way Irish speakers from around Dublin use a hard "T"
> for "Th" - "Third" becomes "T'ird".  I think it was Barry Cryer who
> provided a definition for "Farting" as "Irish for 'a star'".
>

Again, they do that in Jamaica. Probably picked it up from the Irish 
"Indentured servants" who were transported there (and to Barbados) by 
Cromwell's son.

-- 
Regards
     Stephen

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