Granicus

I’m from the valleys in South Wales and sometimes find myself saying things like ‘I’ll be there now, in a minute’ and ‘whose coat is that jacket’. I’ve really got no idea what these mean, so I got to thinking whether there are similar sayings in other parts on the country. Anyone?

Jap2Scrap

I'm from Hampshire but now live in West Yorks and I can't believe some of the regional b0110cks I hear up here sometimes

I'm working 9 WHILE 5... Surely that's "9 until 5" or "9 to 5" or "9 'til 5."
Southampton WON Leeds... Surely that's "Southampton beat Leeds."
Oh, you BET me home... Surely that's "Oh, you beat me home."
He TRET me badly... Surely that's "He treated me badly."

Madness I tell you... or should that be "Madness I tell THEE."

Ecky thump

Gav1

Us Stokeys must have one of the strangest dialects ever.....if you listen to the old locals talking amongst themselves it is almost impossible to tell what they are saying.

e.g. " Cost kick a bow again a woe and yed it till it bosts" ( say it as you see it)

Answer- Can you kick a ball against a wall and head it till it bursts.

e.g. " Arm gooin up the bonk and arm gooin ta get sum brass ta buy summat"

Answer- I am going to the bank to get some money to buy something.

etc..You get the picture.

Gav.

amazinggrace

Im a Geordie, so I say lots of weird things.

I've been living in South Wales almost a year now and have noticed a funny thing with telephone calls.......

Ring Ring, Ring Ring
Me - "Hello"
Kevin - "Hello, its Kevin it is"
Me - "Hello Kevin it is"

whats with this It Is business? They all say it!

Clarebabes

alright me old duck?

NotoriousREV

I'm not sure how regional this is but it seems to be from North Wales:

"I seen my ****" = "I lost my temper"

amazinggrace

I've noticed ppl from North Wales seem to say "listen" alot while on the telephone.

Listen now
Listen
Listen now

'scuse me, but I am LISTENING!

Granicus

LOL. When you're really ill, around here you're 'bard in bed under the doctor'. Not sure what the Doctor thinks about that though!

ScoobyDoo555

round here, there's a unique phrase that is used to express annoyance and frustration -























"GOD, that makes my **** itch!"

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GaryK

A common bedfordshire saying is 'young old boy'

unclebuck

West Country sayings are a laugh:

"Where's it to?"
"Down by there"
"My babber"
"Girt"

etc

Chip Sengravy

Black country:

"them's good them am" - i.e - They/it/he/she are good.

celticpilgrim

don't forget gert lush!!

alcazar

iTrader: (2)

Have a go at a few from the Doncaster/Rotherham area:

1. Azigeniter?
2. Gizuzit
3. Summatsupeer
4. Supwithee?
5. Smarrerweeim?
6. Astagorritwithy?
7. Thalaftagerra newun
8. Shutthigob
9. Ouzeeno?
10. Arburitinterz
11. Itdunt marrer.
12. Esezeantadit
13. Eenoze nowtabartit
14. Astagorratenner?
15. Corferus arpastate intmornin
16. Oowurriwee? Wurriweeiszen?
17. Geeiteer
18. Wellalguttert futovarstairs!

I'll post the answers later!

Alcazar

Brendan Hughes

I always liked the Bournemouth "grockles", ie non-locals. (Dunno if Bournemouth, Dorset, West Country... but that's where I heard it.)

matchmaker

You should try North East Scotland or the Orkney and Shetland Islands......

Aberdeen: "Fit like?" - how are you?

Shetland: "Ony unkens?" - any news?

jasey

Non locals (English ones) in Aberdeenshire are often referred to as;

1. White Settlers
2. Guffy (often used in a phrase Guffy Bast@rd)
3. English *****



Q "Fit Like? " (How are you)
A "Nae bad" (Fine thanks) or "****e" (Self explanatory)

jasey

Rather than replying to Brendan in haste I guess I should have read past his post and read your post too - Spooky

unclebuck

gert lush with a Diamond Blush, my lover!

oh, and "our kid" is another popular one down Bristol way.

OllyK

Mr Chumley Warner stylee translations...

Brendan Hughes

Couple of south africans stayed with me, and were always saying "just now" when I would have said "soon". "I'll be there just now", etc. As it wasn't just now and was always a bit later, it really got to me.

BTW I find it telling that in Russian the word "seychas", which means "immediately", is also used for "wait a minute".

ajm

LOL!

Don't forget the silent "L"

Idea = Ideal
Asda = Asdal

And the confusion with first person pronouns:

"I gave it to he"
"He be the best car on the track"

matchmaker

Sitting on my office bookshelf behind me is a Doric -English and English-Doric dictionary

Scoobychick

iTrader: (1)

In a similar vein wherever you go on the canals in the UK non-boaters are referred to by the boating fraternity as 'gongoozlers', this particularly applies to those people who stand and watch boats going through locks.

ajm

There is also Emmets which is the alternative word for grockles, but used more in Cornwall!

FrenchBoy

South Africans talk complete ****!

Me: I'm going to the shop
South African: Is it?
Me: Eh?

Other examples similar to Brendan's - "I'll be there now now" - if they want to express urgency.

Traffic lights are reffered to as "Robots"

"I've just been kuked out!" - I've just been bollocked.

And yes they are all horrific racists. (My entire department is South African so I'm allowed to generalise! )

OllyK

I used to work with a South African who had a nasty habit of saying "It's no train smash", it wouldn't have been so bad except we were working a contract for Network Rail at the time.

Brendan Hughes

Freaky - I also remember them using the train smash thing - and she got a job at Jarvis

windyboy

Some N'orn I'ron speak: (courtesy of http://speaknorniron.8m.net/common.htm)

"What about ye big mawn, what are ye at the day?"
Translates as: How are you? Are you doing anything interesting this fine day?

"Getawaydafug ya wee gat. Who'd ya fink y'are? Wee Slabber......"
Translates as: You'd better leave my vicinity in a hurry. I don't like you. Go away and don't come back. Who do you think you are? Go away.

"Givuz ah way bitta pace!"
Not a cry for an end to violence but a plea for time alone.

"Fer fuhsake catch yerself on ya fuggen goat ye..."
Translates as: Look, you better review the situation. You look rather silly

"Man, he's a fuggen dickbax, no bones about it. I'd knack the ballbegs ballix in...."
Translates as: I'm not particularly fond of said person in question, but by jove, I'd hit him if I saw him.

Also check out http://speaknorniron.8m.net/dictionary.htm

mr & mrs carlos uk300

Sunny Sunderland twang.


gonna ride my orse for about an our, i'll be back ome as soon as, then we can book that otel we spoke about reet'o.

going out to ride my horse, for about an hour, i will be back soon, then we can book that hotel we spoke about is that ok.