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Old 06-24-2010, 08:17 AM   #8
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Originally Posted by omk3 View Post
I learned German before I learned English, long time ago. In an English oral exam, I wanted to say something about going to the islands in a boat. I could not for the life of me remember the English word, but I could remember the German Boot, and it sounded almost right, so I ended up saying that I go to the islands in a boot . As I got very high marks, I guess the examiner thought I was just using a mancunian accent or something!
I thinjk that it would be more likely that your examiner learnt English from a native of Newcastle.

The Geordie accent wouod indeed say "boot" for "boat".
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