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   Message 296,154 of 297,461   
   Bertel Lund Hansen to Steve Hayes   
   Re: /ru:m/ for Rome and the Gods of the    
   19 Jul 24 20:34:05   
   
   XPost: alt.usage.english   
   From: gadekryds@lundhansen.dk   
      
   Steve Hayes wrote:   
      
   >>> It's just the pronunciation of those who are fraffly well-spoken, and   
   >>   
   >>"fraffly" - had to google that ;)   
   >   
   > Pommy version of "Let stalk Strine" and "Ah Big Yaws".   
      
   Good to see that Danes are not the only ones that can compact words into   
   unrecognizable sounds.   
      
   --   
   Bertel   
   Kolt, Denmark   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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