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Where's them papers what I give you?
Can ye no help me? (= Can't you help me?)
They're not believing it.
She's after telling me. (= She's told me.)
Are youse coming or not? (= Are you - plural- coming or not?) I ain't done nothing. (= I haven't done anything.)
pronunciation: dialect and accent; 'received pronunciation"
A dialect is not the same as a regional accent (though they often go together). Many British people speak standard English, but with the typical accent of their part of the country. Other British people, however, combine standard English with a non-regional standard pronunciation. This (the so-called 'received pronunciation' or 'RP') is the pronunciation that has traditionally been used by a majority of British upper- and upper-middle-class people, though it has changed a good deal over the years. For a long time RP was considered more 'correct' than other accents, and its social dominance was reinforced by education and the media. This attitude is now changing, and there is less social prejudice in Britain than before against regional accents.
showing accent in writing
Writers may spell words in special ways to show a non-standard or conversational pronunciation - for example, apostrophes may be used in place of letters that are not pronounced. These spellings are common in cartoon strips. Some examples (mostly BrE):
'e's gone 'orne. (= He's gone home.) 'elp yerself. (= Help yourself.)
Yer gettin' old. (= You're getting old.)
IfI get me 'ands on yer... (= If I get my hands on you ...) Where d'she put 'em? (= Where did she put them?)
C'mon, we're late. (= Come on ...)
C'n I 'ave a glass 0 ' water? (= Can I have a glass of water?)
fish 'n' chips. (= fish and chips)
Come wi' me. (= Come with me.)
I dunno. (= I don't know.)
I gotta go. (= I've got to go.)
It's gonna rain. (= It's going to rain.)
I don't wanna play. (= I don't want to play.)
Gotta, gonna and wanna are most common in AmE. other standard forms of English
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kinds of English (1): standard English and dialects 308
Standard British English is not, of course, the only standard form of English. American English also has a standard variety; this is different from standard British English in a number of ways (see 51). Other English-speaking countries, too, have their own standard versions of the language. Some of these are very close to British or American English; others (e.g. the developing Indian standard) are more clearly distinct.
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