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Originally Posted by Huey14
I have trouble translating Southern Speak at times so they shouldn't hold their breath. 
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Guilty as charged on two of those counts. Both Southern and a former tobacco farmer. Sorry to trouble you.
I am not entirely sure that American English isn't closer to the Queen's English than Aussie or Kiwi versions though. All can be quite different than the original version.
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