The Beauforts Re: reverse dictionary (was: "Herb - Now Aluminum")

[Geoff Bannister]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Carol" <justcarol67 at ...> wrote:
>
> > > Carol, who hopes to visit York some day
> > 
> > Geoff:
> > You'll love it. 
> > 
> > Seriously.
> > 
> > I personally believe it is the most beautiful city in the UK. <snip>
> > 
> > If you do visit, make sure you take two or three hours out just to
> walk round the city walls. you won't regret it.
> > 
> > Then, there's the Castle Museum. the National Railway Museum, the
> Minster and the Jorvik exhibition just for starters.....
> > 
> > Geoff
> > who always gets carried away talking about York.
> 
> Carol responds:
> Isn't there a big river with sturgeon in it? And the people speak with
> heavy Northern accents?

Geoff:
There are two rivers, the Ouse and the Foss, which meet in the centre of 
the city  - the Ouse being the main one. 

The Yorkshire accent, like most regional accents, varies. In the rural areas, 
it is heavy but lighter in the towns.

Carol: 
> I've heard of York Minster, but what is the Jorvik exhibition?

Geoff:
It is the big exhibition based on the Viking remains, unearthed in 
the city about 30 years ago. Jorvik is the name from which York came.