Stuart Woodward reviewed An atlas of English dialects by Clive Upton
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5 stars
14 years ago I looked at this book in an English bookshop in Stockholm. I don't know why I didn't buy it then but often thought of it later. Recently, I had a brainwave, guessed the title
and managed to find and order it on Amazon. Looking at the maps, I'm trying to remember what I and my Father used to say for certain words as a child. The local words all seem plausible but those further afield seem downright bizarre and I feel compelled now to show the book to my friends in the North, the South, the Easy and West and ask them, "Did you really say that?".