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The Voices Recordings
Interviewee Terence Clark

Born: 26 July 1939

Lives: Hartlepool, Cleveland

Time lived in area: All my life


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Terence recalls an incident involving his wife and a missing handbag containing her false teeth.

Language of interview: English

Duration: 00:35 (mins/secs)



About the interview

The participants were asked to describe how they spoke in their own words.

How do you describe your accent: "Good."

Have there been other influences on the way you speak: Not Given

Do you have skills in languages other than English?: No

Other languages: None

About this interview
TERENCE: I took 'em to Scarborough on a bus trip, was it July? No September I couldn't get a bus 'cos the kids were off school, an I took a crowd from round 'ere to Scarborough an she left her bag on the bus well I've gorra bus comin' next week so I rang 'em up to see if he'd fetch the bus, the bag back down for me an 'e said well what sort is it, so I said to her , what sorts yer bag she said it's a little black 'un it's got sixteen or seventeen pound in an 'e can't miss it cos me false teeth in it.
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