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English dialect

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24 April 2018 at 10:12 #351396
Ady1
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I only ever heard "bait" coming from geordies
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25 April 2018 at 21:09 #351634
Jon
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Rod wait till its a Bank Holiday for the BC Museum 99% of the atractions will be running or open. Book and pay online cheaper and saves waiting for an eternity.
25 April 2018 at 21:33 #351640
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Posted by John Reese on 24/04/2018 07:26:28:

Even in the US a lunch pail is often called a bait can. Did we inherit that from you?

Lunch pail?

I thought even Americans only ate chicken out of buckets?

Neil
25 April 2018 at 21:45 #351644
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The mill wenches from Lancashire always had Jackbit. It was used in some pits too

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