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Relationship of interviewees: Friends and one married couple
Where: Edwardstone, Suffolk
Language of interview: English
Voice clip 1 One of the group suggests that Suffolk dialect words - "silly words" such as "pollywiggle" and "airywiggle" preserve the original Anglo-Saxon language.
Leslie Snell Les recalls his grandfather's practical skills in the days when the village was a self-sufficient community.
Eileen Whymark Eileen talks about the house where she's lived for nearly 50 years, which used to be an old farm cottage.
Von Whymark, Farm labourer Von remembers his early days as a farm worker in the early 1950s, learning the ropes from more experienced people.
Charlie Steed, Farmer Charlie remembers the way conversation for his grandfather's generation revolved around the land, farming and the weather.
Charlie Haylock Charlie talks about sitting and listening in on a conversation between a group of old suffolk men and how the youngsters of today are not able to hold such conversations.
Long description of interview: The group is made up of people who have lived in the same area all their lives and have known each other for a long time. The Whymarks are husband and wife and the others are friends, their ages ranging from 38 to 78. All have the same community in common and all work or have worked on the land. All are regulars at the same pub, the White Horse.
