LL-L "Language Varieties" 2003.07.07 (05) [E]

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From: Críostóir Ó Ciardha <paada_please at yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: Language Varieties

Gary wrote:
"eg. 'perfeck weather', but 'perfect apple'
'jus the one', but 'just a minute'
'men the car', but 'mend a car'"

We don't have that in Cornish English. It's 'purfuck
weather' and a 'purfuck abble', 'jus the one' and 'jus
a minute [there]', 'men the car' and 'men a car'.

I would imagine South-West England English also does
this.

Go raibh maith agat


Criostóir.


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