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To: Erasmus

That dipthong is a survival of the Scottish brogue, from the widespread Scots-Irish settlers. You can always tell when you’re in an old Scots-Irish settlement area, as opposed to an English one or a German one, by the way they say certain words. “Home” sounds like “haume.” “Show” sounds like “shaue,” etcetera. The funniest one is “hauez pahp.” Can you guess the meaning, lol?


159 posted on 12/31/2009 1:04:03 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: RegulatorCountry
The funniest one is “hauez pahp.” Can you guess the meaning,

Hush puppy?

164 posted on 12/31/2009 1:08:28 PM PST by Tax-chick (Yo quiero a bailar en Mexico.)
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To: RegulatorCountry
The funniest one is “hauez pahp.” Can you guess the meaning, lol?

Hose pipe.

169 posted on 12/31/2009 1:16:19 PM PST by Semper Mark ("Brevity is the soul of wit." Besides, I only have so much tagline space.)
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