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Old 05-21-2009, 02:39 PM   #57
pdurrant
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Originally Posted by GeoffC View Post
YIt is also not just a Brit/US curse, but also a north/south England one -
knowing how to say cup and butter correctly, for instance, in our household is an occasional source of mirth..... (I'm always right - of course)
The classic words for north/south England distinction are bath and glass.

Butter's a good one for places that use the glottal stop - there's no 't' sounded at all, just a brief pause in the voice: Bu'er

Schoolmaster: And what do you have for lunch today?
Boy: Bread and Bu'er
Schoolmaster: That's not right. Say it properly: "butter"
Boy: Bu'er.
Schoolmaster: No, "buTTer"
Boy (trying hard): But-ter.

Schoolmaster: There, tha's be'er.
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