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Diana Sinclair
Diana Sinclair
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quotePosted at 22:20 on 4th February 2011
Oooh, Jeremy Irons! Isn't he dreamy?!!! :-)
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James Prescott
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quotePosted at 22:20 on 4th February 2011
there are three of us who go out for a drink once a week and all three of us have different accents yet we all understand each other.Cool
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Ruth Gregory
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quotePosted at 22:20 on 4th February 2011

Yes, he's dreamy, but I prefer Colin Firth.

 

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Diana Sinclair
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quotePosted at 22:22 on 4th February 2011
Colin Firth is nice. But I have to stick with Jeremy. That voice!
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Ruth Gregory
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quotePosted at 22:25 on 4th February 2011

True enough, the voice is pretty wonderful.  Much better than Rex's.

James, are all three of you from different parts of Old Blighty?

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James Prescott
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quotePosted at 22:37 on 4th February 2011
all within a radius of 2---3 miles i think its where you work as well --i worked in an area where the accents were very broad.
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Ruth Gregory
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quotePosted at 22:42 on 4th February 2011

Probably leftovers from dialects that date back hundreds of years, James, right?

 

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James Prescott
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quotePosted at 22:44 on 4th February 2011
correct  there isnt much difference than lanky and yorky---wait till mike see's this he's from lancashire.LaughingLaughing
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Ruth Gregory
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quotePosted at 22:47 on 4th February 2011

Yorkshire has kind of a sing-song lilt to it.  Does lanky?

 

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Ron Brind
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quotePosted at 22:49 on 4th February 2011
On 4th February 2011 22:42, Ruth Gregory wrote:

Probably leftovers from dialects that date back hundreds of years, James, right?

 

Bit like James, Ruth. lol
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