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Scoan v. sconne
In article >, Jeßus says...
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> On Fri, 4 Nov 2016 04:27:04 +1100, Bruce >
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> >In article >,
> says...
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> >> On Thu, 3 Nov 2016 17:36:42 +1100, Bruce >
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> >> >In article >, Jeßus says...
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> >> >> On Thu, 3 Nov 2016 16:00:28 +1100, Bruce >
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> >> >> >In article >, Jeßus says...
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> >> >> >> Same in Aus.
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> >> >> >> OTOH, the town of Scone, NSW, is 'Scoan'.
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> >> >> >Don't Australians do something unexpected with 'bream', the fish?
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> >> >> It's pronounced here as 'brim'.
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> >> >Yes, you wouldn't expect that.
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> >> Australians are known to wash their fices in bisons ???
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> >A fice could be an Australian face but what's a bison, apart from the
> >animal? 
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> Basin. But that isn't Strine.
No, I wouldn't have guessed that.
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