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July 9th, 2009, 06:35 AM
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TYKE'S MOTTO:
Hear all, see all. say nowt.
Eat all, sup all, pay nowt.
An if iver tha does owt for nowt
allus do it for thisen!"
Hear all, see all, say nothing.
Eat all, drink all, pay nothing.
And if ever you do anything for nothing
always do it for yourself.
Thats what it means IMO.
Source: Myself....
Current Location: North East Derbyshire, England (Near the Yorkshire border).
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July 9th, 2009, 06:41 AM
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That would make sense 
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July 9th, 2009, 06:47 AM
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Yeh it makes sense, but its about as selfish as it gets....
But thats Yorkshire for you :-) (jk) | |
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July 9th, 2009, 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by JRB3  TYKE'S MOTTO:
Hear all, see all. say nowt.
Eat all, sup all, pay nowt.
An if iver tha does owt for nowt
allus do it for thisen!"
Hear all, see all, say nothing.
Eat all, drink all, pay nothing.
And if ever you do anything for nothing
always do it for yourself.
Thats what it means IMO. | +1
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July 9th, 2009, 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Knothead Butch
The natives speak a form of pidgin English that I can barely comprehend. But I like to work on it. 
Example:
English: "Tell me about it".
Samoan/Hawaiian: "Talk story" (barked REALLY fast) 
Fascinating!  | I had to go to school with those kids, I really dont miss that or their attitudes towards whites. | |
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July 9th, 2009, 12:24 PM
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I spent 5 of my growing up years in a British International school in Holland . I can still speak like a Brit if I want to
them bri-ish
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July 9th, 2009, 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by pullmyfoot I spent 5 of my growing up years in a British International school in Holland . I can still speak like a Brit if I want to
them bri-ish | I can break out a mean Texan drawl if I feel like it...
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July 9th, 2009, 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by jokostel I can break out a mean Texan drawl if I feel like it... | the shear amount of accents that humans have developed is amazing. | |
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July 9th, 2009, 02:14 PM
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heck with the accents, how about the languages!!! | |
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July 9th, 2009, 03:01 PM
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Luckily jokostel, it comes naturally to me.
BTW auntie, North Texas and South Texas sound different as well!!!  | |
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