On Fri, 2021-07-30 at 11:59 +0200, John Hughes wrote: > On 30/07/2021 09:39, Rowland Penny via Dng wrote: > > No, Chaucer == Old English > > There is no one in England that speaks Old English in normal life > > > > You are quite right though, the only real English is from England, > > the > > rest are derivatives. > > > Really? Where in England? > > What does this phrase mean: > > Wait while lights flash. > > In most of the country it means "wait here if the lights are > flashing". > In Yorkshire (England) it can mean "wait here until the lights > flash".
Well yes, but then people from yorkshire can be a bit retarded :-D > > Are these English: > > "Is Jimmy laking out today?" No, Jimmy cannot play today > > "Tha thee-tha's them that thee-tha's thee". > > ? Sithee lad, that's a lot of 'the' Rowland _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng