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Thread #171653   Message #4153095
Posted By: fat B****rd
20-Sep-22 - 04:37 AM
Thread Name: BS: Falling Standards in BBC Pronunciation
Subject: RE: BS: Falling Standards in BBC Pronunciation
When my parents moved from Sunderland to Cleethorpes in 1930 the locals thought she was Scottish !!. Especially when she asked for Scallions in stead of Spring Onions . If any of my friends remarked that my Dad was a Geordie he never bothered to correct them.
Charlie (semi-mackem) (fB)