tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732988644864592247.post1762170942915118205..comments2023-10-17T22:49:49.144+08:00Comments on The Downtown Diner: If he does that I will change his name to BubbaMelanie Gaohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17288533681881691687noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732988644864592247.post-45786756191100187762009-09-28T16:05:41.035+08:002009-09-28T16:05:41.035+08:00I for one, hope ya'll has been made a permanen...I for one, hope ya'll has been made a permanent part of their English language immersion. I'll be sure to use it when I talk to them in Beijing, actually, I think I use it a lot. Best word in the southern language in my opinion!Dalton Dornéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984980302128521095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732988644864592247.post-18600638698922691372009-09-17T00:30:24.619+08:002009-09-17T00:30:24.619+08:00When we first moved here and were living at mum-in...When we first moved here and were living at mum-in-law's house, Lauren played with the kids next door, who had heavy Bristolian accents. One day Lauren said the word "better" in Bristolian (hard to type, basically there's a glottal stop for the "tt" in the middle, similar to American "button"). I said, "Honey, you can say "bet-er" or "bed-er", but I will not allow "be'-er". Fortunately folks here in Posset have a more standard accent.I18n G.A.L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17040530231987051551noreply@blogger.com