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dmb
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 Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 11:56 am Post subject: Learning English with Del boy and Billy |
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| A UK bus firm has revealed that new Polish drivers are shown UK TV shows like Only Fools And Horses to help them understand regional accents. FirstGroup, which now has 1,000 Polish drivers working across Britain, is airing the shows at its new training centres in Poland where staff are first recruited. First Group said that the drivers are shown different TV shows depending on where they are to be posted, so a recruit heading for Glasgow will be shown a Billy Connolly DVD, while someone going to Manchester would see Coronation Street. |
Somehow Billy Connolly and English doesn't cognate. |
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Otterman Ollie
Joined: 23 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 7:04 am Post subject: |
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| Just saw on Digiturk last night ,learn English the" Little Britain" way ,now that would really change the face of English language teaching ,bring it on ! |
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Golightly
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Location: in the bar, next to the raki
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| Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 11:25 am Post subject: |
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| Otterman Ollie wrote: |
| Just saw on Digiturk last night ,learn English the" Little Britain" way ,now that would really change the face of English language teaching ,bring it on ! |
Yes, I can just see some swarthy macho Turkish guy, swanning round in his wife's clothes and saying, 'I am Layydee!'.... |
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dmb
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| Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 12:51 pm Post subject: |
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What about "I am the �nly gay in the village"
Apparently 'bovvered' will be included in the new OED (I ain't bovvered by the Catherine Tate character) |
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howmucharefags
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Location: Eskisehir
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| Billy Connelly talks like a poof |
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