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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Catherine Murphy & Jess Molyneux

24 words that don't mean what non-Scousers think they mean

If you're a visitor to Liverpool, you'll know Scousers have their own way of doing most things.

From how we speak to how we dress, Liverpudlians are mostly recognised for their distinctive accent. But it's not only how we say certain words that make us stand out.

Many would argue Liverpool essentially has its own language, with plenty of words that wouldn't make sense to people from outside the region. If you're from here, then these words will seem perfectly normal - but to anyone else they could have a completely different meaning, the Liverpool ECHO previously reported.

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