Tweeting Takes West Country Words Out to the Wider World
Express & Echo (Exeter, UK) › September 21, 2010
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AGE-OLD dialects are reaching beyond their geographical boundaries with the rise of social networking sites that are blurring the traditional borders of language.
Words and phrases, such as "dreckly" in Cornwall, and the West Country term "'ansome", which help cement regional identity and give areas their own individual charm, are now blending into everyday language use across the UK.See the full content of this document
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Tweeting Takes West Country Words Out to the Wider World
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