On 17/12/10 17:13, Mark Fraser wrote:

On Friday 17 Dec 2010 17:06:15 Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote:

> On 17/12/10 17:02, Mark Fraser wrote:

> > On Friday 17 Dec 2010 16:53:03 Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote:

> > > On 17/12/10 16:50, Bill Quinn wrote:

> > > > On 17/12/10 14:46, Bill Quinn wrote:

> > > >> just a

> > > >>

> > > >> short hop from Birstol t

> > > >

> > > > Don't you mean "brissol"? ;-)

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > Your probably correct but having migrated to the area I'm still

> >

> > learning

> >

> > > > the native tongue.

> > >

> > > There was a book published some years ago called (if I remember

> > > rightly)

> > >

> > > "How speak Brissle". Maybe your local library might have a copy?

> > >

> > > (I haven't been back for over 20 years - where abouts are you?)

> >

> > Here is a guide to get you started

> > http://www.hijackbristol.co.uk/board/the-forum/how-to-speak-proper-brizzle

>

> Brilliant! Now I remember why I've never been back.... ;-)

The language down here in South Somerset is similar and we say things like "where's it to?" and ooo-arr!!


Oh come on, the South and West Somerset accent is pretty pleasant to the ear compared to Brizzle...
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