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• Story Bud? Funding the feature film

  
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  Remember Story Bud? , the video of Irish slang and colloquialisms I shared here in February? Director Jenny Keogh has filmed a second clip, How’s About Ye? , in the same style, and it’s great fun altogether. There are on-screen glosses for the phrases, but because the delivery and editing are rapid-fire – ...
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• The Rain in Westeros Falls Mainly in the Riverlands

  
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  What Is Going on With the Accents in Game of Thrones? Gawker beanplates the accents used on-screen by the actors in Game of Thrones. Like most fantasy television shows, Game of Thrones is largely populated by English actors speaking with English accents. This is because Americans are still unconvinced that England ...
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• Appalachian Vocabulary Test 54

  
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  Its time for this months Appalachian Vocabulary Test-take it and see how you do. Ease around Eating table Epizooticks Everly Everwho Ease around: to move quietly without disturbing. "They were talking about something awful serious out there in the yard... (Please-click on the title to continue reading-thank you!)
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• release sheet 13-05-13

  
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  sthreleases130513 New D&B/Jungle Releases DMND016 – Aspect & Gremlinz / War – Armshouse / Makashi – 12″ Vinyl Remaining permanently on the precipice of upfront, intelligent drum and bass, Demand Records have had a storming few years at the forefront of the scene.
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• Micah Blue Smaldone

  
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  Lot of people are liking the new Hiss Golden Messenger (very fine, reviewed for Dusted here ). Micah Blue Smaldones new album The Ring of the Rise is in the same family of folk-based, Neil-Young-style-electrified rock...you could also throw Arbouretum and Red River Dialect into the mix. Micah has been around for ...
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• Trivia: Most Spoken Dialect in South Cotabato

  
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  Most Spoken Dialect in South Cotabato South Cotabato is a melting pot of people coming from different regions and tribes. There are over 20 different dialects spoken in the province and most of the South Cotabateños are multilingual,  able to communicate in  Hiligaynon  and/or  Cebuano , as well as in ...
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• Z is for Zebadeed

  
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  So, Here We Are, my lovely Plonkers - The last day of the A to Z Blog Challenge.    I actually cant believe its gone so quickly and that I made it without hard drugs or bursting a major fekkin blood vessel. "Zebadeed" Pronounciation : zeb-a-deed Definition : High on drugs. Usage : Big Tam ...
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• Y is for Yonks

  
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  "Yonks" Pronounciation : yo n-ks Definition : n . An extremely long time. Usage :  Ah huvnae seen ma maw fir yonks.  Remember yon time she lent me the two hunner quid? Translation :  Whilst some of the material on here is topical and clever, there are far too many idiots with half a brain ...
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• American English vs British English

  
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  The English language is one tool to establish our viewpoint. American or British English are both dialects that can be chosen when requesting your English translations , or choosing an interpreter.Here you can easily access an online quote . The English language was introduced to the Americans through ...
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• X is for X-Burd

  
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  "X-Burd"  Pronunciation : ex-burd Definition : Scottish slang for ex-girlfriend.  A burd is your bird aka your girlfriend.  The girl you used to go out with.  An "ex" means you have broken up and are no longer dating. Usage : Phwoar, you shudda seen  the chebs on ma ex-burd!  She was ...
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• W is for Wallies

  
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  "Wallies"  Pronounciation : wa-lees Definition :  Scottish slang for False Teeth. Usage :  Ma gran sez ahl get granpaw’s wallies when he pegs-oot. Translation :  My grammar sucks.  Specially when shes not got her false teeth in. Wigtownshire or the County of Wigtown is a ...
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• V is for Vino Collapso

  
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  "Vino Collapso" Pronunciation : veen-o-col-ap-so Definition :  A term for the various makes of cheap wine aka Plonk. Usage : Feksake, ma heids nippin this moarnin, shoulda eased up oan the auld vino collapso doon the pub". Translation :  Wine is sunlight, held together by water.  Whether ...
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• U is for Up yer arse

  
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  "Up yer Arse" Pronunciation : up-yer-ar-s Definition : To tell another person that you dont agree with their opinion, usually a shouted response to an insult. Similar to up yours but a wee bitty stronger. Usage: Geeza hon wi ma bagpipes or Ill stick em up yer fucking arse. Translation :  To ...
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• T is for Tatties

  
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  "Tatties" Pronounced : tat-ee pl . tat-eez Definition : n . Plural form of tatty. Scottish word for potatoes. Usage :   Hud on son, I’ll be wi ye as soon as I bree the tatties Translation : If you are offended by any of the p otato jokes present on this website, feel ...
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