X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,ced2b975ce40b48d X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-11-16 09:52:40 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!sunqbc.risq.qc.ca!torn!canopus.cc.umanitoba.ca!tribune.usask.ca!chem4823.usask.ca!taliszanna From: Taliszanna Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: International English [was "A Betty Paige Wannabe"] Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 11:52:40 -0600 Organization: University of Saskatchewan Lines: 48 Message-ID: References: <7vh0vt8phnvmglfdfddkvv571i7d6ivud9@4ax.com> <3BF0F7D8.E2869FF@xs4all.nl> <3BF116B2.6B1FDC6E@xs4all.nl> <9sr697$ihe8@OM9.omantel.net.om> <3BF1928D.E2D16B88@xs4all.nl> <3BF3AEFA.B434A378@xs4all.nl> NNTP-Posting-Host: chem4823.usask.ca Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Trace: tribune.usask.ca 1005933159 14522 128.233.48.23 (16 Nov 2001 17:52:39 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@tribune.usask.ca NNTP-Posting-Date: 16 Nov 2001 17:52:39 GMT In-Reply-To: Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:10625 On Thu, 15 Nov 2001, Peter Punk wrote: > On Thu, 15 Nov 2001 13:03:06 +0100, joris bellenger > provoked the following text: > > >I particularly like "Brittish" English like the one spoken on some > >programs of the BBC. > > Cockney? Bristolean? Edinburgonese? Or do you mean the Queens English (which > isn't even spoken by the Queen herself!). Oh, you'll confuse him more... [**smile**] My grandmother's parents were from London and our cousins still live there -- in one of the poorest districts, though, I'm told... They speak Cockney. (:> It's my favorite dialect of English besides Aussie-New Zealander, (which my cousins Fiona and Andrea speak as that is where they are each from). OBASCII: ,.---. ,,,, / _ `. \\\\ / \ ) |||| /\/``-.__\/ ::::/\/_ {{`-.__.-'(`(^^(^^^(^ 9 `.=========' {{{{{{ { ( ( ( ( (-----:= {{.-'~~'-.(,(,,(,,,(__6_.'=========. ::::\/\ |||| \/\ ,-'/\ jgs //// \ `` _/ ) '''' \ ` / `---'' ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Sincerely, Tali (a.k.a Jessie Brown/Pope Dances-with-Earwax) http://talis_white_crow.tripod.com/ .====================. : Hint: don't whiz on : ; the electric fence! ; "=========. ,========" \| ' TAL `.'