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Article: Hadaway.(News)
- Article from:
- Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
- Article date:
- August 18, 2006
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Byline: By Sophie Doughty
We love our Geordie dialect
It is said to be one of the most popular accents in the country.
So we shouldn't be surprised the Geordie backlash would begin right here in Newcastle?
The people of a city famed for its friendliness have been warned about uttering the very words they use as an expression of friendship for fear of causing offence.
Thousands of Geordies reacted with disbelief when we told them council bosses were questioning the words they use every day because they think they are offensive to ...