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Post by fleabitten on May 23, 2008 18:51:39 GMT
What do you call these things where you live? And building on the topic of food in different places, is there any more foods that have different names?
In Northern Ireland potatoes are called either spuds or pertice/ perdice or polite people would just say potatoes!
Sausages are pronounced sausengers or sausijis/sausigis and lozenges are called lozengers or lozenjis/lozengis.
Bread rolls are called baps.
Tea is more commonly pronounced as tay.
An ice cream cone is called a poke.
A bun is like a cake thingy with icing or decoration.
Trainers/sneakers/tennis shoes are called gutties but can also be called other things depending on what you were brought up by.
Sayings in Northern Ireland
Q;How was the craic? What was the craic like? A; The craic was mighty!
Means: Q; Did you have a good time A; Yes!
foundered = cold/freezing e.g. im foundered - it would founder you out there
scundered = embarrassed
yer man/woman - him/her
grand = good
wee, aye
shuck - ditch
I'll do it now in a minute!
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Post by zoon on May 23, 2008 19:50:32 GMT
what really gets me is people from Yorkshire saying they "I didn't get to the yard while two" etc... What??? I'm sorry that I can't understand that nonsensical use of the word while!
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Post by Blonde Donkey on May 23, 2008 19:52:37 GMT
zoon thats means until or after
there a quite a few from our part of yorkshire - farming family lol
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Post by Blonde Donkey on May 23, 2008 19:55:05 GMT
aye - yes
and the rest seem to be swear words typical yorkshire farmers
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Post by brigadier on May 23, 2008 20:06:15 GMT
Never criticise someones heritage as regardless of where you come from or how you speak its where you are and where you end up that matters!
The holocaust started with ignorance!
brig
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Post by kateflashy on May 24, 2008 5:35:56 GMT
in devon they sat turn it back which means turn it down
buns are like fairy cakes
pretty maize == a bit mad
wheres it/ they to===== where is it / where are they
potatoes ===taties
directly ===either in a minuite or straight on
as in im going out directly / you go down road directly
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Post by zara on May 24, 2008 5:41:47 GMT
Well said Brig - I'm a Yorkshire girl too! Nowt wrong wi Gods Own Country talk! Z
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Post by Blonde Donkey on May 24, 2008 6:34:56 GMT
yey another yorkshire lass. though i don't have a really strong accent. one of my uncles does and i have to ask me mum what he says it's so strong.
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Post by prasygow on May 24, 2008 6:49:54 GMT
Any good or no? = Hello how are you?
Pretty = I am fine thank you.
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Post by haffyfan on May 24, 2008 10:07:22 GMT
Well said Brig - I'm a Yorkshire girl too! Nowt wrong wi Gods Own Country talk! Z and me, well said! |
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Post by racaille on May 24, 2008 14:28:04 GMT
Well, you should try living down here if you want 'different'! It's just not good enough to speak French, you have to at least understand the local accent - impenetrable - and be aware that the Mbottomillais have a whole different language. Oh, and of course there is Provencal, although it's not spoken much except in classes in school and among aged folk. In fact, a large part of my weekly French class is taken up with 'unlearning' stuff. I have a massive list of words that I should not say in polite company but which are in everyday use here! I am absolutely terrified that during the oral part of my exam I am going to blurt out a whole string of 'naughties ....'  |
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Post by brigadier on May 24, 2008 14:42:57 GMT
Yes the french local differences are really varied. All my schoolgirl french went out of the window when we started holidaying in Brittany- love the folk though- very friendly if a little bureaucratic!
ps my french is still rubbish- gets so hard when you get older- good luck in your exam Racaille!
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Post by racaille on May 24, 2008 15:04:27 GMT
Thanks Brig! I'm currently struggling with finding an acronym for verbs + etre so that I could reel them off without thinking too deeply ... how I wish I'd worked harder in school when learning was easy. My kids speak like natives, without accent, the beasts. However, people do say that a little Eeeengleeesh accent is seductive. Didn't work on Mr Gorgeous Vet though grrrr
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Post by trojanwarrior on May 24, 2008 15:30:53 GMT
Some of the people where I live talk a completely different language to others and there's a load of different variations depending where you come from.
One of my college friends was from Wiltshire & she had no idea what a butty was - sandwich.
Duck - term of endearment often said by my Lincolnshire gran.
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Post by kateflashy on May 24, 2008 17:09:11 GMT
Yes the french local differences are really varied. All my schoolgirl french went out of the window when we started holidaying in Brittany- love the folk though- very friendly if a little bureaucratic! ps my french is still rubbish- gets so hard when you get older- good luck in your exam Racaille! here in occitane its a completely different langauge even thre french cant understand some of the real locals |
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Post by FirenLady on May 24, 2008 18:48:40 GMT
Norfolk
Hellian - trouble maker
Mardle - a chat
rummin - dodgy
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Post by midori on May 24, 2008 22:42:20 GMT
I know that the Breton language is related to Welsh, and it's difficult. My family come from there, but I can't speak it! Gets embarrassing at family reunions!
Cheers, midori
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Post by brigadier on May 25, 2008 7:47:08 GMT
Theres a real affinity between the Bretons, the welsh, cornwall etc something to do with the Celts- I really must look into it, its one of those things on my to do list but maybe I should change it to never never list!
brig
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Post by duckles on May 25, 2008 19:33:42 GMT
Some say the celts came from Inidia originally and moved to France and norther Spain and England. (But I think only the south western bit) THe Spainish ones moved to Ireland. THe Franks and possibly others succeeded the celts in France but they moved to Brittiany. In England the Saxons succeeded the Celts who survived in Cornwell and Wales. The Irish celts also moved to Scotland (hence their gallic is very similiar). That is the potted version I heard anyway! May not be accurate. THere is a book out called I think "The History of British" which traces the origins of the peoples in the British Isles from their Dna. I love all that kind of stuff but never really have the time to look into either. I really am enjoying this thread, I love to know the different expressions regions have, makes life interesting.
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Post by aimee on May 25, 2008 22:49:36 GMT
Potatoes..just that...or 'taters!
Bread rolls are bread rolls!
Tea is 'T', or Rosie Lee in my mums case!
"A bun is like a cake thingy with icing or decoration." Yerp!
A few slang words...I hardly ever use these but a few friends do...From South East!
Clammed- hungry/starving
bird/mort- woman (horrible I know!)
Gatter - alcohol...Gattered- drunk!
jook- dog (as in the animal dog...not normally an insult!)
Oooh theres loads but i really cant think...will edit more in as I remember them!
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Post by zoon on May 26, 2008 9:04:07 GMT
I wasn't being nasty about yorkshire people! I was just saying I didn't understand it at all - sorry if it sounded nasty.  but now savkins cleared that up. I just read it back and it does sound a bit abrupt - sorry guys! |
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Post by fleabitten on May 26, 2008 11:12:07 GMT
yay - a butty!! forgot about that one - usually a chip sandwich i.e. a chip butty!!
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Post by arumanii on May 26, 2008 11:23:56 GMT
lol- also a Yorkshire lass -my thers a lot of us here. R8? -are you alright? R8 -yes, thank you. I am well. You guys may wait until two happens but we wait while time passes to two...I think  |
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Post by fimacg on May 26, 2008 11:47:22 GMT
I did my masters in Aberdeen so had to get to grips with Doric
Fit like - How are you, I'm fine
foo - who
far - where
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Post by brigadier on May 26, 2008 13:10:26 GMT
I wasn't being nasty about yorkshire people! I was just saying I didn't understand it at all - sorry if it sounded nasty. but now savkins cleared that up. I just read it back and it does sound a bit abrupt - sorry guys! None taken- sometimes the written word comes across other than as intended! brig |
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