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Old 08-12-2015, 09:07 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Christina Websell Christina Websell is offline
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"Martin" wrote in message
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On Sun, 06 Dec 2015 09:33:06 -0500, Gary Woods
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"Christina Websell" wrote:

Americans think they speak English,


I should probably remain silent and be just though a fool, but:

I never thought I spoke English, though I understand a lot of it passably.
Watching "Last of the Summer Wine" has taught me there are subsets of
English that might as well be Swahili!


You never watched Rab C Nesbitt?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEDsoSaChP0
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I have to admit that "extreme" Scottish can be difficult, but my father came
from Kilmarnock. I was also married to a Geordie so I'm good! I never
heard a UK accent I couldn't understand except "extreme Belfast"