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Originally Posted by DanaC
Both of those are used in Britain, but are quite old fashioned. I think they come from around the 16th century, but I may be wrong.
Bone up on something, we use also.
"Can't get there from here". I love that. I can almost hear the Maine accent!
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I jus...... come down...... from Maine.
Back home was.... the duttyest man..... you evah.... did see.
His name.... was Enoch..... Turner.
Enoch....had a brotha....named Stomach.....Turner.
Now Stomach....got brought befoa the Jedge......for bein'...so dutty.
Jedge says..... Stomach......how come yoah.... so dutty?
Stomach says.....Jedge......how often...... do you change.... your shirt?
Jedge says.....why...I change my shirt.....eeevery day.
Stomach says....now Jedge...how can you sit there and call me dutty....when you dutty 365 shirts... a year.....to my one?
I jus.....come down...from Maine.
