[andrew at cee.hw.ac.uk]

Mike Weaver writes:

>  Dixon being from Durham is NOT a Geordie, making the use of the
>  adjective a staightforward error.  This points to TP not having
>  applied the same level of research to general English matters that
>  he does to many things.  Other UK residents, woddayasay?

My Jenny, hailing from Haydon Bridge in Northumberland, claims that,
whatever some locals might argue, Usage (even within the North East)
makes most North-Easterners Geordies, willy nilly. Apologies to our
County Durham, Northumbrian and related subscribers.


Andrew Dinn
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