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marble falls

(57,114 posts) Tue Sep 1, 2015, 08:17 AM Sep 2015

Bernie Sander's Brother on British TV talking about Bernie's Run

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Bernie Sander's Brother on British TV talking about Bernie's Run (Original Post) marble falls Sep 2015 OP

He calls him "BERnard". I like the sound of that. n/t Smarmie Doofus Sep 2015 #1

He has picked up some Britishisms in his years there, hasn't he? I might have to start using... marble falls Sep 2015 #2

I think it may be old Brooklynese Semi-Yiddishism more than British. hedda_foil Sep 2015 #4

When he got re-elected RoccoR5955 Sep 2015 #3

Smarmie Doofus

(14,498 posts)

1. He calls him "BERnard". I like the sound of that. n/t

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Tue Sep 1, 2015, 08:55 AM

Sep 2015

marble falls

(57,114 posts)

2. He has picked up some Britishisms in his years there, hasn't he? I might have to start using...

Reply to Smarmie Doofus (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 1, 2015, 09:00 AM

Sep 2015

BERnard now myself.

hedda_foil

(16,375 posts)

4. I think it may be old Brooklynese Semi-Yiddishism more than British.

Reply to marble falls (Reply #2)

Wed Sep 2, 2015, 01:36 AM

Sep 2015

I'm close to Bernie in age and I remember the older generations often pronouncing Bernard with the accent on the first syllable. I always thought they were trying to make the name sound more "elegant."

RoccoR5955

(12,471 posts)

3. When he got re-elected

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Tue Sep 1, 2015, 11:27 AM

Sep 2015

he got 71% of the vote. You do not ignore a person like that!

#FeelTheBern!

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