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 Are You Upperclass? 
| In 1954, writer Nancy Mitford humorously described the differences between speakers of U (Upperclass) and non-U (non-Upperclass) English. *JUST FOR FUN*: see if you speak like the British Upperclass! |
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Difficult
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10Q |
468 plays |
Jun 15 08 |
pagiedamon
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Speaking Scots
| Some more every day words spoken in the Scots tongue. What do these words or phrases mean? |
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Tough
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10Q |
240 plays |
Jun 11 08 |
Twodeez
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"Geordie Speak" 
| "Geordie" is the accent and everyday language of much of North East England. I was brought up there, and heard many of these words and phrases daily. The colloquial spellings used are phonetic. |
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Average
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20Q |
1539 plays |
Feb 26 04 |
picqero
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| 4 |
English Slang Used in the United Kingdom
| An A-Z of slang from a British perspective. Some of the words have more than one meaning, but remember it's the slang definition you are looking for. |
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Average
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25Q |
1020 plays |
Apr 01 08 |
furby1
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| 5 |
Speaking in the Scots tongue
| The people of Scotland have a rich and varied language; regional dialects, accents and phrases can be different no more than just a few miles apart. See if you know what these words mean. |
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Difficult
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10Q |
369 plays |
May 14 08 |
Twodeez
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More Norfolk Dialect
| More ramblings from a Broad Narfolk Mawther. |
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Average
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10Q |
459 plays |
Dec 16 06 |
itsannier
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The Norfolk Dialect
| Do they talk a load of squit (rubbish) in Norfolk? |
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Tough
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10Q |
561 plays |
Nov 16 06 |
itsannier
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English Slang for Tourists
| The following words or phrases are all in use in various parts of the UK. This quiz has been written to help the tourist understand what they hear when in the company of normal everyday Brits. There are no obscenities in this quiz. |
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Average
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25Q |
3576 plays |
Feb 10 04 |
romeomikegolf
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Some Quotes From Dialectal English
| In this quiz you get short fragments from dialectal dialogues, poems etc. Your understanding of the quotes is tested by means of multiple choice.Caps may mark beginnings of verselines. |
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Easy
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10Q |
3732 plays |
Feb 07 02 |
flem-ish
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| 10 |
English English!
| English is spoken all over the world, but some words have a particularly English English twang to them. |
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Average
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10Q |
1836 plays |
Aug 15 07 |
togtog
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Georgette Heyer's Regency England
| Georgette Heyer's novels reinvent Regency England, complete with its own language and customs. Would you fit in? |
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Tough
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10Q |
1005 plays |
Oct 23 01 |
bridget3
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Is That Crystal?
| 'Is That Crystal?', as in 'crystal clear', (understandable). Yep, it's a quiz about English slang, as spoken in England. I'll give you the word or phrase. You tell me what I'm 'waffling on' about. Good luck. |
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Average
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15Q |
1836 plays |
Nov 21 01 |
wez
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| 13 |
Some Samples Of English Dialect
| Dialectal words are often totally ununderstandable to outsiders.In this quiz you find some 'local words' which might not be totally unintelligible to other English-speakers. |
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Tough
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10Q |
1515 plays |
Feb 07 02 |
flem-ish
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| 14 |
Yorkshire Slang
| I've found that a lot of people who don't come from Yorkshire haven't heard of some of the words we use. So try my quiz and see if your 0R8! |
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Average
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5Q |
1782 plays |
Sep 13 00 |
nomistai
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| 15 |
British Slang
| I give you some British slang all you do is choose the correct answer. |
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Easy
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5Q |
4476 plays |
Mar 02 01 |
rmillar
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