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    The document summarizes aspects of West Country dialect vocabulary and grammar. Some vocabulary terms include "fordel" meaning burden, "mazzard" meaning black cherry, and "scrumpy" meaning farmer house cider. Grammatical constructions include using "do" with present and past participles (e.g. "a-goin", "a-done") and as an auxiliary verb, and using "be" as the present tense of verbs instead of standard forms (e.g. "I be", "we be").

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    The document summarizes aspects of West Country dialect vocabulary and grammar. Some vocabulary terms include "fordel" meaning burden, "mazzard" meaning black cherry, and "scrumpy" meaning farmer house cider. Grammatical constructions include using "do" with present and past participles (e.g. "a-goin", "a-done") and as an auxiliary verb, and using "be" as the present tense of verbs instead of standard forms (e.g. "I be", "we be").

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    The document summarizes aspects of West Country dialect vocabulary and grammar. Some vocabulary terms include "fordel" meaning burden, "mazzard" meaning black cherry, and "scrumpy" meaning farmer house cider. Grammatical constructions include using "do" with present and past participles (e.g. "a-goin", "a-done") and as an auxiliary verb, and using "be" as the present tense of verbs instead of standard forms (e.g. "I be", "we be").

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    West Country

    Dialect
    Vocabulary 
    Fordel – a burden 
    Mazzard – black
    cherry 
    Tiddly – to do a
    light housework 
    Anywhen –any time 
     Chatterbag – a gossip
    Scrumpy – farmer
    house cider
    Teddy -potato
    Gert – Great 
    Grockle- tourist 
       Grammar
                Present and Past participles 

    a-goin          a-done
       
                            Periphrastic do

    He do go They do been


    every week hardworking 
                       Present tense of the verb 

    I be                                                                              We be 
    You be                                                                          You be
    He be                                                                           They be
    She be 
    It be                                       

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