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 Heather,
Anne and Faydene live in Birmingham but enjoy the creativity and humour of Patois. |  | 
 Brian,
Brendan, Gary and Greg are Black Country performers - listen to clips. |  |

 Listen as Gill, Pam, Lorraine and Eileen discuss words for cold,
pregnant, grandad and smutty words in German! |  | 
 Lively
car salesmen - and saleswoman! - talk about the banter they use at work. |  |

 A
group of friends meet to talk about Black Country words including 'cut' and 'bostin'.
Listen to clips. |  | 
 Comment
on anything on these pages or about the Voices project. It's easy - just fill
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 No-one
else in the world speaks quite like Black Country folk!
Find out more about the unique dialect.
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 Oh
dear, a BBC poll ranks us worst for pleasantness, prestige and career progression.
Find out more.
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 Test
your knowledge of word variation with this interactive quiz game. |  |   Share
your thoughts on the way we talk in the Midlands
and find out what words you use across
the uk. |  |
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