Ah, but its one of the most beautiful vocalizations of the English 
language anywhere. Right up there with Jamaican Patois and the grunts, 
whistles and clipped gerunds of my cousins in the Bronx. Bastin too. CP

Michael Scott wrote:
> On 31 Dec 2008, at 23:55, Carrol Cox wrote:
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>> perdurable
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> http://books.google.com/books?id=Aq7y3IPMdyQC&pg=PA26&lpg=PA26&dq=downstairs+composing&source=web&ots=t1ohPV-nrc&sig=VOn7wQSxtc4tArlOs7jh3Or3I14&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result 
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> i agree - as an ulsterman i can say we anglo irish take a certain 
> proide in our ability to turn on the tone
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