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Can anyone understand Joseph's old Yorkshire dialect? Perhaps the book would have been better with him dictating the story to Lockwood?
Teresa There is an edition that I bought from Barnes and Noble a few years ago that actually has Joseph's lines in a modern English Dialect footnoted at the …moreThere is an edition that I bought from Barnes and Noble a few years ago that actually has Joseph's lines in a modern English Dialect footnoted at the bottom. It was very nice to have the original, as well as to be able to really understand what he was saying. (less)
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Jillaire That's what I wished for! My edition didn't have it. ...more
Jul 28, 2019 09:38AM · flag
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David Yohalem To REALLY understand what he was saying you would have to be a non-Conforming apocalyptic believer. But yes, a translation helps. Or so I assume.
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