Dialect expressions

[john carruthersParticipant @johncarruthers46255]

In the (former) Kent coal field there's a mix of Welsh, Yorkshire, Gerodie and Kent spoken.
In a study by the local uni Aylesham was found to have a distinct dialect of its own.
Alleys are 'jitties'. Lunch taken to work can be 'snap' , 'bait' or 'scran'.

[Guy LambParticipant @guylamb68056]

Working on the Clyde in the last century I was often asked " furry boots ?", it took some time to translate this into " from where about do you come ?"

Guy

[Nick Clarke 3Participant @nickclarke3]

Having grandparents from Ireland, Scotland, Burton and Hampshire (note all those produce alcohol including English wine!) but growing up in Nottingham and Lincolnshire tea was always 'stewed' to make it while everywhere else it seems to have been 'brewed' and when 'stewed' it was past its best.

[Robert DoddsParticipant @robertdodds43397]

Thanks Neil,

That got me right to the doorstep!

Bob D

[Nick Clarke 3Participant @nickclarke3]

Posted by john carruthers on 14/04/2019 08:53:21:

In the (former) Kent coal field there's a mix of Welsh, Yorkshire, Gerodie and Kent spoken.
In a study by the local uni Aylesham was found to have a distinct dialect of its own.
Alleys are 'jitties'. Lunch taken to work can be 'snap' , 'bait' or 'scran'.

In he mining parts of Nottinghamshire a packed lunch was always 'snap' – perhaps a term miners took around the country with them? And Wakefield's Army Stores had 'snap tins' in their window that used to puzzle me as a child as they didn't seem to snap in any way.

And to add to jitties, alleys and ginnels, when I was growing up they were always 'entries'

Edited By Nick Clarke 3 on 14/04/2019 10:56:28

[Mick B1Participant @mickb1]

Posted by Nick Clarke 3 on 14/04/2019 10:50:49:

Having grandparents from Ireland, Scotland, Burton and Hampshire (note all those produce alcohol including English wine!) but growing up in Nottingham and Lincolnshire tea was always 'stewed' to make it while everywhere else it seems to have been 'brewed' and when 'stewed' it was past its best.

There must be variations even within that. When I were in Nottin'am in 70s, yer mashed tea.

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by Nick Clarke 3 on 14/04/2019 10:54:58:

And to add to jitties, alleys and ginnels, when I was growing up they were always 'entries

You need to try the dialect map!

Lanes where I come from.

Neil

[IanTParticipant @iant]

It managed to pin me down quite well Neil.

Of course, a level of "contamination" tends to occur over many years. I grew up using the term 'Alleyways' but after many years of contact with my mate from Yorkshire – I've started to use some of his expressions – such as 'Snicket'….

IanT

[Danny M2ZParticipant @dannym2z]

The question on cars puzzled me, Sedan vs saloon, what century we talking about????

If it's got a roof it's a car. If it ain't got a roof it's a sports car. If it ain't got a boot but can carry a few jumbucks in the back with a few Kelpies then it;s a ute. Simples!

[Guy LambParticipant @guylamb68056]

Posted by IanT on 14/04/2019 13:05:12:

It managed to pin me down quite well Neil.

Of course, a level of "contamination" tends to occur over many years. I grew up using the term 'Alleyways' but after many years of contact with my mate from Yorkshire – I've started to use some of his expressions – such as 'Snicket'….

IanT

In my part of the world (South Lakes) a back alley is 'Ginnel' or 'Lonnin (g)'.

Guy

[brickyParticipant @bricky]

When going to the schoolboys international at wembley we stopped in a park and had our sandwiches.A park keeper was brushing up leaves and he shouted to his mate we, have a gang of Lincolnshire yellow belleys.He must have served in bomber county to know the dialect that we then spoke,sadly it is dissapearing fast like all dialects which are usually spoken amongst manual workers who are nearly extinct.

Frank

[martin perman 1Participant @martinperman1]

Many years ago the University of East Anglia went around the Norfolk and Suffolk counties filming and recording the the people particularly the older population to keep the dialect alive.

Anybody know what a Tater Trap is

Martin P

[brickyParticipant @bricky]

Is it a spud clamp.

Frank

[martin perman 1Participant @martinperman1]

Posted by bricky on 14/04/2019 22:56:09:

Is it a spud clamp.

Frank

Its Suffolk for your mouth

Martin P

[Grindstone CowboyParticipant @grindstonecowboy]

I'm pretty sure this one is specific to the area of the Fylde coast known as the Moss, but any ideas what a snotgobbler is? I'll post the answer later…

Rob

[Alistair Robertson 1Participant @alistairrobertson1]

An expression that is used in the local north east Scotland and probably a lot further afield is "A sooter's bairn is aye the worst shod" (A shoemaker's children are often in the poorest shoes) Meaning that things to be done at home are often neglected but carried out for someone else! That probably applies the whole world over!

Buchanman.

[GeorgineerParticipant @georgineer]

Posted by martin perman on 15/04/2019 09:38:15:

Posted by bricky on 14/04/2019 22:56:09:

Is it a spud clamp.

Frank

Its Suffolk for your mouth

Martin P

Oh, yer cake 'ole!

George

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

Posted by Brian Sweeting on 13/04/2019 23:45:08:

Devon Where you to? As in, where do you come from/live?

"Where's you to" would be where are you going and "where's Brian to" would be just where is Brian?

So many incomers in my (Devon) village it is rare to hear a local accent and I only know a handful who do have one. My father left Yorkshire to go to war and lost all accent but his sisters had broad local accents. I think I have none but my (English) work colleagues say I am distinctly RP.

[Howard LewisParticipant @howardlewis46836]

In Herefordshire, if you were a bit "Naish", you went indoors to eat your "Bait". (Felt the cold: ate your lunch )

In Sussex, a snicket was what I knew as an alley. ( Although as a child, that meant a glass marble, not an earthenware one )

Some people call an adjustable (spanner ) a shifter. Presumably because the one jaw would shift to allow a nut or bolt to, be shifted.

Nowt as odd as folk

Howard

[HollowpointParticipant @hollowpoint]

Posted by Nick Clarke 3 on 14/04/2019 10:54:58:

In he mining parts of Nottinghamshire a packed lunch was always 'snap' – perhaps a term miners took around the country with them? And Wakefield's Army Stores had 'snap tins' in their window that used to puzzle me as a child as they didn't seem to snap in any way.

And to add to jitties, alleys and ginnels, when I was growing up they were always 'entries'

Edited By Nick Clarke 3 on 14/04/2019 10:56:28

Im not too far from Wakefield and "snap" is still commonly used to refer to food, but then I am from a small miners village.

I remember talking to some work colleagues once and I happened to use the word "ginnel" there was blank stares all around. I explained that it was like a "snicket" but that didn't help much.

a couple more Yorkshire phrases that spring to mind:

Was tha born in a barn? – You have left the door open.

Put wood int hole – Please shut the door

[Danny M2ZParticipant @dannym2z]

Posted by Howard Lewis on 17/04/2019 21:01:29:

Some people call an adjustable (spanner ) a shifter. Presumably because the one jaw would shift to allow a nut or bolt to, be shifted.

When I used to work on military radar systems my supervisor called them 'American screwdrivers' and woe betide anybody that he caught using one!

Also known as a 'Monkey Wrench' in some places

As an aside, we had weekly toolbox checks to ensure that all contents were complete and serviceable. Also all tools were required to be individually marked (colour coded) so that any tools found lying around could be traced to the owner ( I used a blue and white stripes). This was to ensure that if we were deployed in a hurry we could do our job. My supervisor had just returned from active service in Vietnam so knew his stuff.

One good thing that I learned was the use of a 'Shadow board' and this paid off when my children used to use my tools for bicycle repairs.

Sorry to stray a little of topic so now I betta hit the froggin.

* Danny M *

[Tim StevensParticipant @timstevens64731]

Liverpool lads have a way of reducing all their words to a diminutive. One of my students said ' I was going past whizzy ozzy on my placky and I ran out of petty' – so I knew he was riding his moped (plastic fantastic) past Whiston Hospital when he ran out of petrol.

In Dudley I was once accosted by a pre-school lad asking 'Ow dam yeow?' I think it was his birthday and he wanted to know how old I was …

cheers, Tim

[Fergal FartyParticipant @fergalfarty74944]

I'm originally from London, but moved to Bristol/Somerset many years ago where they have a very particular dialect. My wife and her family use these word/phrases on a regular basis:

Shrammed = cold

Fausty = to smell a bit mouldy

Coopie down = squat

Gert lush = tasty, or something very desirable

Daps = plimsolls

mint = excellent/outsatnding

Words ending in an 'A' have a 'wl' appended, eg IKEAwl, Asdawl, That's a good ideawl!

Anything/anybody is referred to as 'ee'. eg 'Where's ee to? = Where's whats-his-name?

'That's a nice coat. Where d'you get ee?'

'Ark at ee' = Listen to him!

Adding 'mind' at the end of a sentence. 'They's me daps, mind'

Korean Billy on youtube has a video about the Bristol dialect. He covers a few other regional British accents as well. Very entertaining. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYecGY5X06g

[Former MemberParticipant @formermember19781]

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[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by Fergal Farty on 18/04/2019 16:06:32:

I'm originally from London, but moved to Bristol/Somerset many years ago where they have a very particular dialect. My wife and her family use these word/phrases on a regular basis

Daps and mind are imports from South Wales.

I once had a Bristolian housemate and he used to refer to my Cortinal.

Do you remember Krek Bristle with Tony Robinson?

Neil

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