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    Taak of the Toon: How to Speak Geordie
    Taak of the Toon: How to Speak Geordie
    Taak of the Toon: How to Speak Geordie
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    Taak of the Toon: How to Speak Geordie

    By Sid Waddell

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    Gain an insight into the English language, via one of the UK’s richest dialects: Geordie.

    From George Stephenson to The Animals to Viz, the North East has long had a successful creative culture, developing alongside its industrial history.

    Newcastle in particular has successfully reinvented itself as a centre of the arts, while still maintaining its own regional identity. This book is the definitive guide to the most distinctive element of that identity: the Geordie dialect.

    This book is a must for anyone with even a passing interest in the language of the North East, and also provides a thorough examination of the general state of English, from the traditional wit and wisdom of the Geordie perspective.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins UK
    Release dateMar 13, 2009
    ISBN9780007282005
    Taak of the Toon: How to Speak Geordie

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