English 9 Rosemary Dibben (707) 965-6759, PrepEnglish@yahoo.com English Dept. PUC Preparatory School McKibbin Hall, 1 Angwin Ave. Angwin, CA 94508

"Fen" Dialect

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Matt Quotes

Can you re-write these quotes in standard English?

1. Your cott is horrid burnt.
   
    

2. I be whipped iffen I don't finish the fire twiggies.
   
    

3. I be picking up wood chippies from the refuse, and them didn't even notice me listening.
   
    

4. Here, I brung these.
   
    

5. Me and branch, we don't go in the room because of the wee buggies.
   
    

6. You don't be captive here, do you?
   
    

7. He catched him one now.
   
    

8. That soapie's horrid awful.
   
    

9. I be so fierce. You would've drownded me but I fought so fierce.
   
    

10. Draggers tooken her. I seen it.
    
     

11. I brung you a giftie.
    
     

12. Nah. Did onct. But now, me mum is all I got.
    
     

Write the following using Matt's dialect.

1. I am a very fast reader.
   
    

2. I ran to the store to buy a snack.
   
    

3. My dog has little spots all over.
   
    

4. I am taking a trip to my mother's house.
   
    

5. I ate a very big breakfast this morning.
   
    

6. Branch and I are brave.
   
    

7. To whom are you sending that box?
   
    

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