General Chat

UP here in Scotland, most of the ones under 40 seem to speak through their noses, what we call NEDS. None Educated Delinquents.
Goto Glasgow, Edinburgh, Ayr, Aberdeen, Greenock, God even Inverness they all have the same basic vocab.
Any Buckie big man. Got spare change.

Yes local dialects are lovely, and they don't make me cringe at all.

I have an A level in English (Grade A) and an up to date Adult Literacy O Level (Grade A) but I completely applaud embrace and adore my local accent. I work with children too, and know very well the importance of Language & Communication.

Maria xx

There are local dialects, which are lovely, and there, are common, slang, dialects. Working with kiddies, the slang dialects, make me cringe!!

We can all speak properly, using local dialects. It is when local dialects become too common, that we have to consider where, to draw the line.
This is maybe just me, because I had an English teacher at High School(Scotland), who taught me the importance of our excellent language, and how best to use it.

Thank You to John Anderson (Bellshill Academy).

Gail x

'Ear all, see all, say nowt,

Eat all, sup all, pay nowt,

An if ivver tha does owt for nowt,

Allus do it for thissen.

Maria xxxxxxx West Yorks

WW,

I have many ancestors from Co Durham to tyneside.

Trimdon, Easington, Sunderland, Newcastle.

went to geordieland yesterday,

they really are a friendly sort,

why aye man!

My grand mother a typical Cornish maid and lived in Plymouth most of her life , used to say "Where be gwain " instead of where are you going. and "What be up to"
But she is the only one that I know that used to never
measure any ingredients when cooking all was chucked into a bowl and always came out great !!

Here in Norfolk they call ladybirds bishy bishy barnabees...don't ask me why i've only lived here fourty years and still have me south london accent...so haven't been accepted yet!!! No honestly!

I never thought I had an accent until new work colleagues commented on my Sussex accent. Since then I have heard myself lean towards 'oi' when saying words with 'i'. eg. foive instead of five.

Caz, love your dialect!

Sue in Somerset the line you quoted ""If I'd a-know'd I 'ooden never a-went" could also be from the Forest of Dean.

when I met my OH he had a lovely south Devon accent but it has almost disappeared now although we both have a vague sort of heinz variety West Country accent. mine is Hampshire/Gloucestershire and his is Devon/Gloucestershire.

Ann
Glos

Yes Winterwitch........a ladybird is the answer : )

Interesting thread, just going to read it, Im fascinated by dialects, i have a strong one!

Caz x

Nope don't know what a Bishy Barnabee is

A chuggypig is a .....................




















Woodlouse

Does anyone know what a " bishy barnabee" is then ?

Nope....never came across chuggypig.

steam locomotive?

translation "would you please be kind enough to pass a hammer in this direction"

Chuggypig is a woodlouse and I don't need to google it.

LOL
Sue

old Geordie shipyard saying

Hoyahammaowahere

Lol Sue

So does anyone know what a chuggypig is yet?