Re: Dialects in communication

From: continuum2008 <Continuum2008_at_XhmIXjl5yKq1oZ6bDU2IzvHGp9w40_K4I6vVuwxEBZiT-Qm24cljJ8TaiYH-QY>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:01:41 -0000

Greg Stafford wrote:
> And I have to mention a movie that I heard about, but did not see, which was
> about lower class Brits, and there were subtitles, in English!
> (trainspotting?)

It was that film but the subtitles were only put on the film when shown in the USA. In most cases it was just re-dubbed - "See you, Jimmy" was changed to "Yo, mother!" and the like.
'My Name is Joe' was also given English sub-titles when shown at the Toronto Film Festival.

Darran [who can't understand the people of Ilkeston who live 10 miles away]