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  • A significant portion of British youth started ending non-questions on a rising note, back when Neighbours was a thing here. The fact that this intensely irritated everybody over 18, particularly their teachers, was an incentive, of course.

  • It’s now accompanied by a shortened ‘the’ -heard as “thu” which sounds ridiculous and clumsy once you pick up on it. For example “it was thu end” not it was “thee end”.
    Also included is adding a ‘pause then emphasise each syllable in the next word’ in every block of speech.

  • It’s now accompanied by a shortened ‘the’ -heard as “thu” which sounds ridiculous and clumsy once you pick up on it. For example “it was thu end” not it was “thee end”.

    That's been a thing in much of the U.K. way before Neighbours. As long as I can remember. If it wasn't common where you are and it is now, maybe it wasn't the Ozzies spreading it.

  • Maybe one day the rest of the country will reach the peak of civilisation, the Yorkshire 't

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