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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
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Things is very different now.

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01cite10Cool Breeze12cite10Only incorrectly.12br
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10That line was taken from movie Goodbye Mr. Chips, then how could it be used incorrectly? This 01a01font
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01cite10Jackson661212cite10That line was taken from movie Goodbye Mr. Chips, then how could it be used incorrectly? 12br
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10Mysterious things happen under the sun, Jackson. This line is from a song:02br
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10I've got a 11b11font10hunch12font12b10 it's somehow wrong too...12br
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10What does 01i00hunch02i00 mean in the above sentence?0-
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20I've got a 21b21font20hunch22font22b20 it's somehow wrong too...22br
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01cite10Diamondrg12cite11i10That don't make you a murderer. 12i12br
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10"That don't" seems something that is widespread... well, I think it's not common, but I heard that expression more than once. I think it's part of some dialects and not just one dialect, but I'm not 100% sure...0
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