From: starbugaboo@NOSPAMyahoo.com   
      
   fozzi wrote:   
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   > "Max"  wrote in message   
   > news:aj64p3lrptsddnovacv4j071bhah0adil7@4ax.com...   
   > > On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:16:13 -0000, "Col"    
   > > wrote:   
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   > >>   
   > >>"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.   
      
   And while we're on this subject, why are people from Newcastle called   
   Geordies?   
      
      
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