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Thread #131198   Message #2957373
Posted By: Jeri
03-Aug-10 - 12:30 PM
Thread Name: BS: translations from the British
Subject: RE: BS: translations from the British
Flogged = sold
Rarger = lager
and figaro is a type of chain.

Plus, I can pretty much tell a general cockney accent from a Yorkshire one (not so good at Yorkshire vs Lancashire), so why couldn't a British person who watches American movies be able to figure out a Bronx accent?