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Bob Eager[_3_]
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I despair (take 2 ...) OT
On Thu, 01 May 2014 22:46:57 +0100, tony sayer wrote:
In article , The Medway Handyman
scribeth thus
On 01/05/2014 19:19,
lid wrote:
In message ,
newshound writes
On 27/04/2014 16:49, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Its actually a sign of certain language speakers not native to
England having a real problem..I remember the hoots of laughter
trying to get my sisters french au pair to say 'squirrel' it always
came out skirrel'.
Try getting a Dutchman to pronounce "Ruislip"
Or an Englishman to pronounce "Cuijk" :-)
Or a northerner to pronounce Wrothem Road, Meopham.
Didn't you mean Wrotham?...
Try Goodnestone.
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