Geordie derives much less influence from French and Latin than does Standard English, being substantially Angle and Viking in origin. The accent and pronunciation, as in Lowland Scots, reflect old Anglo-Saxon pronunciations, accents and usages. Pronunciation of personal pronouns differs markedly from Standard English: Geordies use "yous" (IPA: /juəz/) for plural "you", "me" (/mi/) for "my", "uz" (See also:

Geordie, Geordie - Derivation of the term, Geordie - Geographical coverage, Geordie - The Geordie dialect, Geordie - Vocabulary, Geordie - Geordie in the media, Geordie - Famous Geordies

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Burn stream - Etymology

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Viz is a popular British adult spoof comic magazine. The comic's style parodies the strait-laced British comics of the post-war period, notably The Beano and The Dandy, but with very adult language, crude toilet humour and either sexual or violent story lines (and often both). It also sends up tabloid style newspapers, with mockeries of letters pages and daft competitions with rubbish prizes. It also often satirises current events and politicians, and pretends to be obsessed with celebrities, including half ...

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Viz comic - History Viz comic - Regular Features
Viz comic - Featured Strips Viz comic - Spoof News Stories Viz comic - Letterbocks Viz comic - Top Tips Viz comic - Spoof Adverts and Competitions Viz comic - Photo Strips
Viz comic - Viz in other media

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This is a list of noteworthy bands and musicians from the North East of England. Andy Taylor of Duran Duran (born and grew up in Newcastle) The Animals (formed in Newcastle, all members born and grew up in the Newcastle area) Ant and Dec - formerly known as pop-duo PJ and Duncan (born and grew up in Newcastle) Brian Johnson of Geordie and AC/DC (born and grew up in Dunston, Gateshead) Bruce Welch (grew up in Chester le Street) Bryan Ferry of Roxy Music (born and grew up in Wash

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Bobby Robson - Early days. He began managerial life proper in the dug-out at Fulham before entering a blissful union with Ipswich Town F.C. in 1969. After 13 years, including 2 seasons as league championship runners-up, an FA Cup, and a UEFA Cup later, he answered the call of his country by succeeding Ron Greenwood as national coach. Bobby Robson - England. A mixed eight-year reign included glorious failure at both the Football World Cup 1986 (where England lost in the quarter ...

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Bobby Robson, Bobby Robson - Early Life, Bobby Robson - Playing Career, Bobby Robson - Managerial career, Bobby Robson - Early days, Bobby Robson - England, Bobby Robson - European experiences, Bobby Robson - Dream job?, Bobby Robson - International consultant, Bobby Robson - Recognition, Bobby Robson - Trivia

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Johnson has worked on a musical entitled Helen of Troy for most of the past decade. He was inspired to write his own musical after seeing Cats and thinking it was "fuckin' shit, wrist-cuttingly bad." The topic of Helen of Troy was chosen by chance: "One day I was sitting through a boring musical and thought: 'I can do better than this.' I thumbed through the program and there was an advertisement for a bank with gold coins tumbling out of a wooden horse. That triggered the id ...

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Brian Johnson, Brian Johnson - Helen of Troy musical

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The Animals - Albums. Animals album releases varied significantly between the UK and the US; even those with the same or similar names had different contents. In addition countless compilation and repackaging releases have been made over the years. The Animals (October/1964) 1.Story of Bo Diddley 2.Bury My Body 3.Dimples 4.I've Been Around 5.I'm In Love Again 6.The Girl Can't Help It 7.I'm Mad Again 8.She Said Yeah 9.The Right Time 10.Memphis Tennessee 11.Boom Boom 12.Around and Around ...

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The Animals, The Animals - History, The Animals - Discography, The Animals - Albums, The Animals - Singles

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The British Isles is one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the English-speaking world. Significant changes in dialect (pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary) may occur within one region. The four major divisions are normally classified as Southern English dialects, Midlands English dialects, and Northern English dialects, and Scottish English and the closely related dialects of Scots and Ulster Scots (varieties of Scots spoken in Ulster). There is also Hiberno-English (English as spoken in Ireland) and the form of English used in ...

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English English, English English - General features, English English - Southern England, English English - Midlands, English English - West Midlands, English English - East Midlands, English English - Northern England, English English - General features, English English - Liverpool Scouse, English English - Yorkshire, English English - Lancashire, English English - Newcastle-upon-Tyne and the northeast, English English - Celebrity examples of accents, English English - Radio and TV featuring regional English accents

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A number of bodies have been established to oversee the promotion of the regional languages: in Scotland, Bòrd na Gàidhlig oversees Scottish Gaelic. Foras na Gaeilge has an all-Ireland remit as a cross-border language body, and Tha Boord o Ulstèr-Scotch is intended to fulfil a similar function for Ulster Scots, although hitherto it has mainly concerned itself with culture. In Wales, the Welsh Language Board has a statutory role in agreeing Welsh language plans with official bodies. Kesva an Taves Kernewek, the Cornish Language Board, has local g ...

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Languages in the United Kingdom, Languages in the United Kingdom - Statistics, Languages in the United Kingdom - Status, Languages in the United Kingdom - Controversies, Languages in the United Kingdom - Languages in the United Kingdom, Languages in the United Kingdom - Native, Languages in the United Kingdom - Immigrant, Languages in the United Kingdom - Historic, Languages in the United Kingdom - Other official languages, Languages in the United Kingdom - Languages of Channel Islands and Isle of Man

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Once part of the Roman Empire and the scene of many wars between England and Scotland, Northumberland has a long and complicated history. This explains the many castles in Northumberland, including among the better-known those at Bamburgh, Dunstanburgh, Warkworth and Alnwick. The region of present-day Northumberland once formed the core of the Anglian kingdom of Northumbria. Northumberland is called the "cradle of Christianity" in England because it was on Lindisfarne, a tidal island north of Bamburgh, also called Holy Island, ...

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Northumberland, Northumberland - History, Northumberland - Physical geography, Northumberland - Economy and industry, Northumberland - Demographics, Northumberland - Politics, Northumberland - Culture, Northumberland - Media, Northumberland - People, Northumberland - Settlements, Northumberland - Notes and references, Northumberland - Bibliography

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Ba-Bi - Bl - Bo - Br-By The B-52's - The B-52's (2) List of rock and roll albums - Ba-Bj. Bad Company - Straight Shooter (12) The Band - The Band (3, 5, 8, 9, 14, 15) The Band - The Last Waltz (10, 13) The Band - Music from Big Pink (1, 3, 17) The Band - Northern Lights - Southern Cross (12) BB King - Live at the Regal (4, 9) The Beach Boys - Endless Summer (8)< ...

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List of rock and roll albums, List of rock and roll albums - A, List of rock and roll albums - B, List of rock and roll albums - Ba-Bj, List of rock and roll albums - Bl, List of rock and roll albums - Bo, List of rock and roll albums - Br-By, List of rock and roll albums - C, List of rock and roll albums - Ca-Co, List of rock and roll albums - Cr-Cu, List of rock and roll albums - D, List of rock and roll albums - E, List of rock and roll albums - Ea-Er, List of rock and roll albums - Et-Ev, List of rock and roll albums - F, List of rock and roll albums - G-I, List of rock and roll albums - J, List of rock and roll albums - Ja, List of rock and roll albums - Je-Ji, List of rock and roll albums - Jo-Ju, List of rock and roll albums - K, List of rock and roll albums - L, List of rock and roll albums - M, List of rock and roll albums - Ma-Mi, List of rock and roll albums - Mo-My, List of rock and roll albums - N, List of rock and roll albums - O, List of rock and roll albums - P, List of rock and roll albums - Pa-Pi, List of rock and roll albums - Pj-Pu, List of rock and roll albums - Q, List of rock and roll albums - R, List of rock and roll albums - Ra-Ri, List of rock and roll albums - Ro-Ry, List of rock and roll albums - S, List of rock and roll albums - Sa-Sl, List of rock and roll albums - Sm-St, List of rock and roll albums - T, List of rock and roll albums - U, List of rock and roll albums - V, List of rock and roll albums - Va, List of rock and roll albums - Ve, List of rock and roll albums - W-Z

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Viz comic - Featured Strips. Recurring or notable one-off strips include: Acker Bilk – (See Jimmy Hill) Aldridge Pryor – a pathological liar whose lies are ludicrous, such as The Nolan Sisters living in his fridge Badly Drawn Man – the singer Badly Drawn Boy is named after a one-off Viz cartoon character, who on the whole was very badly drawn Badly Overdrawn Boy – a variation on Badly Drawn Boy who is seen busking outside his local bank because he's skint B ...

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Viz comic, Viz comic - History, Viz comic - Regular Features, Viz comic - Featured Strips, Viz comic - Spoof News Stories, Viz comic - Letterbocks, Viz comic - Top Tips, Viz comic - Spoof Adverts and Competitions, Viz comic - Photo Strips, Viz comic - Viz in other media

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Newcastle, known at the time as "Pons Aelius" was founded by the Roman Emperor Hadrian, whose Wall is still visible in parts of Newcastle, particularly along the West Road that leads out from the city centre towards the A69 road. The course of the Wall can also be traced eastwards to Segedunum, which is today known as Wallsend. After the Roman withdrawal from Britain, Newcastle became part of the powerful Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria and was known throughout this period as Monkchester. Pilgrims travelled to the City to vi ...

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Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne - History and development, Newcastle upon Tyne - Urban development, Newcastle upon Tyne - Notable architecture, Newcastle upon Tyne - Parks and open space, Newcastle upon Tyne - Recent developments, Newcastle upon Tyne - Science city, Newcastle upon Tyne - Transport and infrastructure, Newcastle upon Tyne - Air, Newcastle upon Tyne - Rail, Newcastle upon Tyne - Metro, Newcastle upon Tyne - Road, Newcastle upon Tyne - Sea, Newcastle upon Tyne - Bus, Newcastle upon Tyne - Sport, Newcastle upon Tyne - Education, Newcastle upon Tyne - Entertainment, Newcastle upon Tyne - Bars and clubs, Newcastle upon Tyne - Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne - Music, Newcastle upon Tyne - Shopping, Newcastle upon Tyne - Outdoor pursuits, Newcastle upon Tyne - Religion, Newcastle upon Tyne - Christianity, Newcastle upon Tyne - Judaism, Newcastle upon Tyne - Media, Newcastle upon Tyne - Broadcast, Newcastle upon Tyne - Print, Newcastle upon Tyne - Gay community, Newcastle upon Tyne - List of people from Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne - Born in Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne - Residents past and present, Newcastle upon Tyne - Museums & Places of Interest, Newcastle upon Tyne - In Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne - In the surrounding area, Newcastle upon Tyne - Foreign consulates, Newcastle upon Tyne - Twin Cities

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Newcastle, known at the time as "Pons Aelius" was founded by the Roman Emperor Hadrian, whose Wall is still visible in parts of Newcastle, particularly along the West Road that leads out from the city centre towards the A69 road. The course of the Wall can also be traced eastwards to Segedunum, which is today known as Wallsend. After the Roman withdrawal from Britain, Newcastle became part of the powerful Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria and was known throughout this period as Monkchester. Pilgrims travelled to the City to vi ...

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Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne - History and development, Newcastle upon Tyne - Architecture and urban development, Newcastle upon Tyne - Transport and infrastructure, Newcastle upon Tyne - Air, Newcastle upon Tyne - Rail, Newcastle upon Tyne - Road, Newcastle upon Tyne - Sea, Newcastle upon Tyne - Bus, Newcastle upon Tyne - Sport, Newcastle upon Tyne - Education, Newcastle upon Tyne - Entertainment, Newcastle upon Tyne - Bars and clubs, Newcastle upon Tyne - Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne - Music, Newcastle upon Tyne - Shopping, Newcastle upon Tyne - Outdoor pursuits, Newcastle upon Tyne - Religion, Newcastle upon Tyne - Christianity, Newcastle upon Tyne - Judaism, Newcastle upon Tyne - Media, Newcastle upon Tyne - Broadcast, Newcastle upon Tyne - Print, Newcastle upon Tyne - Gay community, Newcastle upon Tyne - List of people from Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne - Born in Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne - Residents past and present, Newcastle upon Tyne - Twin Cities, Newcastle upon Tyne - Museums & Places of Interest, Newcastle upon Tyne - In Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne - In the surrounding area

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Note that divisions between subfamilies of Germanic are rarely precisely defined; most form continuous clines, with adjacent dialects being mutually intelligible and more separated ones not. Mentioned here are only the principal or unusual contemporary dialects; individual articles linked to below contain larger family trees. For example, many Low German dialects are discussed on Low German besides just Northern Low Saxon and Plautdietsch. Diachronic stages are listed in the main articles (such as Old English and Middle English, in th ...

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Germanic languages, Germanic languages - Characteristics of some Germanic languages, Germanic languages - Writing, Germanic languages - Linguistic Markers, Germanic languages - History, Germanic languages - Classification, Germanic languages - Vocabulary comparison

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Following the Mutiny on the Bounty, the British mutineers stopped at Tahiti and took 19 Polynesian people, mostly women, to the remote island of Pitcairn and settled there with them. Initially, the Tahitians spoke little English and the Bounty crewmen knew even less Tahitian. Isolated from the rest of the world, they had to communicate with each other. Over time, they formed a unique new language which blended a simplified ...

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Pitcairnese language, Pitcairnese language - History, Pitcairnese language - Common phrases

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The story revolves around John Lambton, heir of the Lambton Estate, County Durham, and his battle with a giant worm which had been terrorising the local villages. As with most mythology, details of the story change with each telling. Lambton Worm - Origin of the worm. The story states that the young John Lambton was a rebellious character who missed church one Sunday to go fishing in the River Wear. In many versions of the story, while walking to the river or setting up his equipment John receives warnings from an old man ...

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Lambton Worm, Lambton Worm - The Story, Lambton Worm - Origin of the worm, Lambton Worm - The worm's wrath, Lambton Worm - The vanquishing of the worm, Lambton Worm - The Lambton curse, Lambton Worm - The song

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Excel Saga - ACROSS. Elgâla, a.k.a. Kasumi Munakata: Appearing only in the manga, Elgala is the third girl of ACROSS -- Excel's rival for Ilpalazzo's "affection," Elgala is a bit of a snob with refined tastes, despite the girls' desperate living situation. She also has the odd habit of having a fully audible inner monologue. She often goes on secret missions that she is not allowed to talk about (or think about) with the other girls, and seems to like Menchi as an actual dog, instead of as food. She ...

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Excel Saga, Excel Saga - Overview, Excel Saga - Plot, Excel Saga - Characters, Excel Saga - ACROSS, Excel Saga - Department of City Security, Excel Saga - Inhabitants of F City F Prefecture, Excel Saga - Other Characters, Excel Saga - Anime vs. Manga Characters, Excel Saga - Codenames and Name Discrepancies, Excel Saga - Character Voices, Excel Saga - Episode Guide, Excel Saga - Opening and Ending

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Performed by Danny Robins, Dan Tetsell and Marcus Brigstocke, the Museum of Everything was a comedy radio show that occupied the coveted 18:30 comedy slot on BBC Radio 4. The first series was broadcast in 2003, with a second series following in early 2005 which continued to use favourite characters from past episodes as well as creating new ones. It was set in the fabled "Museum of Everything", an apparently infinite space housing exhibitions on ever ...

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The Museum of Everything, The Museum of Everything - Format of the show, The Museum of Everything - Frequently recurring characters and themes, The Museum of Everything - The Guides, The Museum of Everything - The Announcer, The Museum of Everything - The Gift Shop, The Museum of Everything - The Idiots, The Museum of Everything - Randy and Travis, The Museum of Everything - The Film Institute, The Museum of Everything - Badgerland, The Museum of Everything - Part-Work magazine, The Museum of Everything - The Manor, The Museum of Everything - Brawley Safari Park, The Museum of Everything - The Giant

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Hartlepool was founded as a village in the 7th century AD, springing up around a convent founded in 640 on a headland overlooking a natural harbour. The convent became famous under St Hilda, who served as its abbess from 649-657, but it was destroyed by the Vikings in 800. During the Middle Ages the village grew into an important (though still small) town, gaining a market and walls, and its harbour was improved to serve as the official port of the County palatine of Durham. Its harbour made it a convenient outlet for the coalfields o ...

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Hartlepool, Hartlepool - History, Hartlepool - Politics, Hartlepool - Monkey business, Hartlepool - Famous Hartlepool residents

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