LL-L 'Phonology' 2006.09.20 (06) [E]

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L O W L A N D S - L * 20 September 2006 * Volume 06
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From: Tom Mc Rae [t.mcrae at uq.net.au]
Subject: Local Rail Tale

An old railway hand told me this tale last night....
When the Queensland government finally upgraded trains to electric, just prior to
the Brisbane Commonwealth Games, the services were launched by a special train
packed with politicians and their pompous wives which travelled over the Brisbane
system. One of the guard's duties was to announce the name of the next station
and this man did so with a good working class accent on which the pompous bitches
looked askance.
He announced "Next staeshwen will be Baowin 'ills" (Bowen Hills) to which one
woman in the same carriage as he was loudly said 'I say I wish that MAN would
learn to speak properly....he missed the Itch out of Hills'. Moments later came
the announcement "Dawent Yew wurry Laedy we'll pick up that haitch again at
Halbion, (Albion), aour next stop.'

Regards

Tom Mc Rae
Brisbane Australia

Oh Wad Some Power the Giftie Gie Us
Tae See Oorsel's as Ithers See Us

Robert Burns

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