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    How very amoosing :)

    from the good old BBC
    Cows have regional accents like humans, language specialists have confirmed.
    They decided to examine the issue after dairy farmers noticed their cows had slightly different moos, depending on which herd they came from.

    John Wells, Professor of Phonetics at the University of London, said regional twangs had been seen before in birds.

    The farmers in Somerset who noticed the phenomenon said it may have been the result of the close bond between them and their animals.

    Farmer Lloyd Green, from Glastonbury, said: "I spend a lot of time with my ones and they definitely moo with a Somerset drawl.

    I spend a lot of time with my ones and they definitely moo with a Somerset drawl

    Lloyd Green
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    "I've spoken to the other farmers in the West Country group and they have noticed a similar development in their own herds.

    "It works the same as with dogs - the closer a farmer's bond is with his animals, the easier it is for them to pick up his accent."

    Peer pressure

    Prof Wells felt the accents could result from their contemporaries.

    He said: "This phenomena is well attested in birds. You find distinct chirping accents in the same species around the country.

    "This could also be true of cows.

    "In small populations such as herds you would encounter identifiable dialectical variations which are most affected by the immediate peer group."

    Dr Jeanine Treffers-Daller, reader in linguistics at the University of the West of England in Bristol, agreed that the accent could be influenced by relatives.

    She said: "When we are learning to speak, we adopt a local variety of language spoken by our parents, so the same could be said about the variation in the West Country cow moo."
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5277090.stm
    Anyone noticed this phenomenon?
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    This was on 6Music news the other day, i ignored it.

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    Does this worry anyone else?

    Quote Originally Posted by bbc
    The farmers in Somerset who noticed the phenomenon said it may have been the result of the close bond between them and their animals.

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    Yeah, I know, the whole thing just cracked me up
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    bumming cows is so wrong

    especially if they is well fat

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    Ben_ if you keep posting non-family grade posts you will find your access here VERY limited.

    Your posts from yesterday was deleted and then I can see you reposted it.

    Clear up your posts so we don't have to clear out you.

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    Just an example of people having too much free-time on their hands, surely it shouldn't really matter what a cw makes when it lows (a cow's mooing sound is called lowing)

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    I must say I haven't 'herd' this one.........I'll get my coat....*shuts door after himself*

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    Quote Originally Posted by 99Flake
    I must say I haven't 'herd' this one.
    That's it, mooooove along, nothing to see here.

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    you really are milking this for all its worth...

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    Look on the bright side, it cud be worse.

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    *groan* Give yourselves a 'pat' on the back will you

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    pull the udder one.

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    SO are the cows on my way to work chavs? ( I live in Essex! ) I did wonder why they were all dressed in hoodies and Burberry. I could have sworn one mooed "Lakeside innit!" the other day! Cant say I've noticed any other differences to West country Cows though!
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