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[–] MrJameGumb 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (12 children)

Is there really even a big difference between British english and American english besides a few alternate spellings (like colour vs color) and alternate names for things (like fries vs chips)?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (3 children)

See all, ear all, say nowt. Eat all, sup all, pay nowt. An' if th'ivver does owt for nowt, allus do it for thissen.

[–] spearz 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Cost kick a bo againt a wo an' then 'it it wi' thi yed till it bosses?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I want to say this looks like Black Country ‘as she is spake’ but I’m only guessing. I could do the Yorkshire above it, but this is just noise. (am from deep south - ‘ampshire)

[–] spearz 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Potteries, although not very common to hear it these days. My granddad was the last person I knew that spoke like that, but that was some years ago. (“Can you kick a ball against a wall and hit it with your head until it breaks/bursts”)

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