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Post by cloudyrain on Jul 9, 2011 17:00:47 GMT -5
Just been inspired to start this after realizing that half of what I say sounds like gibberish!
Well, here goes - see of you can work this one out ladies!:
"Gi oer being mardy mi duck, ge yersen some tuffees for your snap and gi ore scratin"
Honestly, that is how we speak, and it is English - though I expect some of my fellow Brits may have a bit of an idea what it says, I'm not sure some of it will make sense to even them!x
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Post by hellsbells on Jul 9, 2011 17:04:44 GMT -5
Erm...I'd defy anyone to call that English :-) And if I start with the Geordie-slang no-one stands a chance!
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Post by cloudyrain on Jul 9, 2011 17:46:01 GMT -5
Ah, go on H! I bet there are some right geordie corkers to keep our Brit/American/International friends guessing!
Oh, and just to help you out: mardy = miserable, spoil-sport (well, they are kind of the closest thing to mardy!)
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Post by KSA on Jul 9, 2011 21:37:39 GMT -5
Love it! Ok so teach me please....
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Post by pretty on Jul 10, 2011 1:34:22 GMT -5
I'm enthralled. Please do more, and translate too!
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Post by cloudyrain on Jul 10, 2011 4:37:20 GMT -5
It says:
Give over (stop) being miserable my friend, get yourself some sweets for your lunch and give over (stop) crying!
Where I live 'Ey up mi Duck' is like the everyday phrase for hello! 'Scrating' (pronounced scratein) can also be know as a 'sracte bob joe' - haven't got a clue why though!
Will have to think of some more, there are loads!
Come on ladies, I'm sure there are some great local words/phrases that you guys use!
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Post by JC on Jul 10, 2011 9:11:52 GMT -5
HAHA this is funny!
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Post by cloudyrain on Jul 11, 2011 3:19:08 GMT -5
How about:
Ar reet, whack on yus slap n frock and get yer sen out. Sees yus at top a twitchel on the causey and meet gi ya a croggeh.
Oh, and what does this mean:
It's black ovar Bill's motthers!
Good guessing!x
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Post by pretty on Jul 11, 2011 15:29:38 GMT -5
How about, put your dress on and get (something - possibly your pocketbook?) ____ out. See you at some location and you'll give me something possibly alcoholic? Such fun. do more
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Post by hellsbells on Jul 12, 2011 13:47:39 GMT -5
Lol - 'sen' = 'sel' = 'self'. Get yourself out. Up my way it would be 'yersel' or 'ya sel'.
Haway man hinny, sort yasel oot!
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Post by 1234 on Jul 12, 2011 14:17:32 GMT -5
One time in my youth (age 19 or so), I decided to take my break between semesters (at Trinity College Dublin) and walk across Scotland. There is something called the Southern Highlands Trail, I think, and it looked on my map (a road atlas!!!) as if it were quite clearly marked and as if I would get to a small village regularly enough to have to pack only minimal food, which made it easier. So, I put my small tent and sleeping bag in my pack, took a change of clothes and a couple changes of socks/underwear, and set off.
It turns out, this trail is NOT well marked, and by the second day I was lost hopelessly in the middle of nowhere, walking through the incredibly spongey and sopping wet peat. I had a compass, so I was able to make sure I was walking in the same direction and finally, when I was about to faint from lack of food/water, came upon a tiny dirt road. I followed it, and eventually ended up at a small house. I knocked on the door, and a nice older couple opened. I was shocked to realize that the three of us could not communicate AT ALL. I knew they were speaking some version of English, but it was such a strong dialect that we could not understand each other. They did eventually help me fill my water bottle and let me buy some bread from them, but it was a struggle. Really an amazing experience, in more ways than one.
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Post by cloudyrain on Jul 12, 2011 17:32:36 GMT -5
Ah rustmyrtle, that's a brilliant story, it's the same with my Irish family, my OH just sits there not having a clue!
And hellsbells, I love it that your in on the game.
Pretty, you were kind of close!;
All right, put on your make-up and dress and get yourself out. I will see you at the top of the alley (also known as jitty) on the pavement (causey is a VERY Derby word) and I might give you a lift on my bike (croggeh is where someone sits on the back of the pushbike - very illegal!)
Black ovar Bill's motthers (pronounced moth-hers) is a saying for when there are really dark clouds in part of the sky - haven't got a clue where it comes from!xxx
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Post by Lady Tewlie :P on Jul 12, 2011 21:32:51 GMT -5
That's awesome! I got a little behind following this thread, and I'm still kind of mentally on-and-off since going back full time after my lap. I kind of got the gist of the first one pretty well. The second one was harder, and I got maybe a fraction of it. It's black ovar Bill's motthers! Sounds kind of dirty - hehe! OK...I've had my introductory lesson, and now I want to learn more! I love learning new languages!
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Post by cloudyrain on Jul 13, 2011 12:17:39 GMT -5
I will give you a few random words that I think are quite local, and these are ones that I use on a very frequent basis!: - wittle - rammel - piggle - ta-tar - Beeroff - claggy - bobo (pronounced Bo-bow)
Have fun guessing!xxx
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Post by hannahjex on Jul 13, 2011 13:19:10 GMT -5
Ureet me luvvers? Gert lush thread! I az a brizzle book what shuzyee howta talk proper tolian but carnt member where it's to.
Cloudy, I'm completely lost. Remind me not to come to Derby without a dictionary!
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