From: fache@SPAMclara.net   
      
   On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:56:05 GMT, "fozzi"    
   wrote:   
      
   >   
   >"Max"  wrote in message   
   >news:aj64p3lrptsddnovacv4j071bhah0adil7@4ax.com...   
   >> On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:16:13 -0000, "Col"    
   >> wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>   
   >>>"Gavin"  wrote in message   
   >>>news:1504p3hmtb7uo02agh3p66rv8r1rq3eoet@4ax.com...   
   >>>> On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 11:26:06 +0000, Max  wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>>"Eye wun won".   
   >>>>   
   >>>> This made me think about "tongue". Why do some people (maybe most   
   >>>> people for all I know) pronounce it "Tung"? I pronounce it "Tong".   
   >>>   
   >>>I certainly pronounce it 'tung'.   
   >>   
   >> Yeah, me too.   
   >>   
   >> I think this is all down to regional variations.   
   >>   
   >> Max   
   >   
   >while we are on the topic of english, colloquilisms and regional   
   >peculiarities generally   
   >   
   >can someone please tell me why liverpudlians are often referred to as   
   >scousers, most of the slang terms for the different cities and counties are   
   >so logical as to be bordering on the obvious, even to an ausie like me, but   
   >this one seems to come out of nowhere so i'm wondering if anyone could   
   >please explain it.   
   >   
   > please i'll be your bestest friend    
   >   
   >   
   >cheers   
   >Fozzi   
   >   
      
      
   Scouser comes from Lobscouse, which I think is a kind of stew   
      
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