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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

In the North East we call a splinter a spelk. I genuinely thought this is what they were called for around 25 years.

What things have you been saying all your life without realising it’s just a regional thing?

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

Ginnel

Barm

Corporation pop

Probably loads more

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"Ginnel

Barm

Corporation pop

Probably loads more

I put cake in brackets because it's optional. Barm. Barmcake

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

"In the North East we call a splinter a spelk.

In Leeds we call it a spell

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Ginnel

Barm

Corporation pop

Probably loads more

I put cake in brackets because it's optional. Barm. Barmcake

I have no idea what a ginnel and corporation pop is.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"In the North East we call a splinter a spelk.

In Leeds we call it a spell"

Interesting. I only found out it was a regionally thing when a cockney at work didn’t have a clue what I was talking about when I had a “splinter” in my finger.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"In the North East we call a splinter a spelk.

In Leeds we call it a spell

Interesting. I only found out it was a regionally thing when a cockney at work didn’t have a clue what I was talking about when I had a “splinter” in my finger."

Regional*

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"Ginnel

Barm

Corporation pop

Probably loads more

I put cake in brackets because it's optional. Barm. Barmcake

I have no idea what a ginnel and corporation pop is."

I'll wait and see if anyone else does

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By *yrdsisWoman
over a year ago

Gleam Street

Loads of weird stuff... Mum is Scottish, brought up in Derbyshire, Dad was Cockney, brought up in Scotland, fave "Uncle" is from South Shields...I was brought up just outside Glasgow so have an utterly ridiculous set of sayings to confuse people

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By *RANDMRSJAECouple
over a year ago

chester

"Ginnel

Barm

Corporation pop

Probably loads more

I put cake in brackets because it's optional. Barm. Barmcake

I have no idea what a ginnel and corporation pop is.

I'll wait and see if anyone else does

I do

but isn’t a ginnel the same word everywhere?

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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago

carrbrook stalybridge

"Ginnel alley

Barm

bread roll

Corporation pop tap water

Probably loads more

I put cake in brackets because it's optional. Barm. Barmcake

I have no idea what a ginnel and corporation pop is.

I'll wait and see if anyone else does

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there you go

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"Ginnel

Barm

Corporation pop

Probably loads more

I put cake in brackets because it's optional. Barm. Barmcake

I have no idea what a ginnel and corporation pop is.

I'll wait and see if anyone else does

I do

but isn’t a ginnel the same word everywhere? "

Evidently, a ginnel is NOT the same everywhere

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Ginnel

Barm

Corporation pop

Probably loads more

I put cake in brackets because it's optional. Barm. Barmcake

I have no idea what a ginnel and corporation pop is.

I'll wait and see if anyone else does

I do

but isn’t a ginnel the same word everywhere? "

Apparently Geordies call a ginnel a vennel but I’ve never heard that in my life.

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By *RANDMRSJAECouple
over a year ago

chester

"Ginnel

Barm

Corporation pop

Probably loads more

I put cake in brackets because it's optional. Barm. Barmcake

I have no idea what a ginnel and corporation pop is.

I'll wait and see if anyone else does

I do

but isn’t a ginnel the same word everywhere?

Apparently Geordies call a ginnel a vennel but I’ve never heard that in my life."

Are we all talking about the same thing though

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By *avie65Man
over a year ago

In the west.

"In the North East we call a splinter a spelk. I genuinely thought this is what they were called for around 25 years.

What things have you been saying all your life without realising it’s just a regional thing?

Up here in the real north we call it a skelf.

A bawhair is a unit of measurement and loads of others that I won't bore you with.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Loads of weird stuff... Mum is Scottish, brought up in Derbyshire, Dad was Cockney, brought up in Scotland, fave "Uncle" is from South Shields...I was brought up just outside Glasgow so have an utterly ridiculous set of sayings to confuse people

So you basically talk like this “Get tae fuck Bonny lass I was just having a mank abhat”

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Ginnel

Barm

Corporation pop

Probably loads more

I put cake in brackets because it's optional. Barm. Barmcake

I have no idea what a ginnel and corporation pop is.

I'll wait and see if anyone else does

I do

but isn’t a ginnel the same word everywhere?

Apparently Geordies call a ginnel a vennel but I’ve never heard that in my life.

Are we all talking about the same thing though

I hope so. An alley between 2 houses? That’s what Google says anyway

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By *inister_SpinsterWoman
over a year ago

North West

"Ginnel

Barm

Corporation pop

Probably loads more

I put cake in brackets because it's optional. Barm. Barmcake

I have no idea what a ginnel and corporation pop (water) is.

I'll wait and see if anyone else does

I do

but isn’t a ginnel the same word everywhere?

Apparently Geordies call a ginnel a vennel but I’ve never heard that in my life.

Are we all talking about the same thing though

Ginnel is also an alley, a back alley or just backs.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"In the North East we call a splinter a spelk. I genuinely thought this is what they were called for around 25 years.

What things have you been saying all your life without realising it’s just a regional thing?

Up here in the real north we call it a skelf.

A bawhair is a unit of measurement and loads of others that I won't bore you with. "

So it seems anyone north of Yorkshire calls it a fairly similar word.

I’ve heard bawhair loads because I’ve got Scottish friends and family.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"Ginnel

Barm

Corporation pop

Probably loads more

I put cake in brackets because it's optional. Barm. Barmcake

I have no idea what a ginnel and corporation pop is.

I'll wait and see if anyone else does

I do

but isn’t a ginnel the same word everywhere?

Apparently Geordies call a ginnel a vennel but I’ve never heard that in my life.

Are we all talking about the same thing though

I hope so. An alley between 2 houses? That’s what Google says anyway

Yep. That's a ginnel.

Some people call it a "snicket".

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Ginnel

Barm

Corporation pop

Probably loads more

I put cake in brackets because it's optional. Barm. Barmcake

I have no idea what a ginnel and corporation pop is.

I'll wait and see if anyone else does

I do

but isn’t a ginnel the same word everywhere?

Apparently Geordies call a ginnel a vennel but I’ve never heard that in my life.

Are we all talking about the same thing though

I hope so. An alley between 2 houses? That’s what Google says anyway

Yep. That's a ginnel.

Some people call it a "snicket"."

I think I just call it an alley or a back lane if it’s behind the houses.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We say craic here in Ireland.

When I was out with my mate from Manchester and he was introducing me to his mates I was saying well what's the craic. Not realising it didn't mean the same there.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"Ginnel

Barm

Corporation pop

Probably loads more

I put cake in brackets because it's optional. Barm. Barmcake

I have no idea what a ginnel and corporation pop is.

I'll wait and see if anyone else does

I do

but isn’t a ginnel the same word everywhere?

Apparently Geordies call a ginnel a vennel but I’ve never heard that in my life.

Are we all talking about the same thing though

I hope so. An alley between 2 houses? That’s what Google says anyway

Yep. That's a ginnel.

Some people call it a "snicket".

I think I just call it an alley or a back lane if it’s behind the houses."

No no no. A ginnel is BETWEEN houses, up the side of them. Not behind. A street (often cobbled) behind houses would be a back alley. Alleys are way bigger than ginnels

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By *onnie 90Woman
over a year ago

Leeds

"Ginnel

Barm

Corporation pop

Probably loads more

In Leeds we call it council pop (tap water for those who don't know).

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ginnel

Barm

Corporation pop

Probably loads more

I put cake in brackets because it's optional. Barm. Barmcake

I have no idea what a ginnel and corporation pop is.

I'll wait and see if anyone else does

I do

but isn’t a ginnel the same word everywhere?

Apparently Geordies call a ginnel a vennel but I’ve never heard that in my life.

Are we all talking about the same thing though

I hope so. An alley between 2 houses? That’s what Google says anyway

Yep. That's a ginnel.

Some people call it a "snicket".

I think I just call it an alley or a back lane if it’s behind the houses."

Called alley here

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"We say craic here in Ireland.

When I was out with my mate from Manchester and he was introducing me to his mates I was saying well what's the craic. Not realising it didn't mean the same there."

We say that in Newcastle but most spell it as crack. As far as I know both spellings are acceptable but im seeing craic a lot more recently.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Ginnel

Barm

Corporation pop

Probably loads more

I put cake in brackets because it's optional. Barm. Barmcake

I have no idea what a ginnel and corporation pop is.

I'll wait and see if anyone else does

I do

but isn’t a ginnel the same word everywhere?

Apparently Geordies call a ginnel a vennel but I’ve never heard that in my life.

Are we all talking about the same thing though

I hope so. An alley between 2 houses? That’s what Google says anyway

Yep. That's a ginnel.

Some people call it a "snicket".

I think I just call it an alley or a back lane if it’s behind the houses.

No no no. A ginnel is BETWEEN houses, up the side of them. Not behind. A street (often cobbled) behind houses would be a back alley. Alleys are way bigger than ginnels

I’ve never heard that before.

As someone pointed out above we say council pop for tap water here.

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By *ormorantMan
over a year ago

Lincolnshire

Mash the tea me duck an I’ll have a cob with it ..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ginnel

Barm

Corporation pop

Probably loads more

I put cake in brackets because it's optional. Barm. Barmcake

I have no idea what a ginnel and corporation pop is.

I'll wait and see if anyone else does

Corporation pop = water

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"We say craic here in Ireland.

When I was out with my mate from Manchester and he was introducing me to his mates I was saying well what's the craic. Not realising it didn't mean the same there.

We say that in Newcastle but most spell it as crack. As far as I know both spellings are acceptable but im seeing craic a lot more recently."

Craic is the Irish spelling I was told in Manchester they thought I was talking about drugs.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"We say craic here in Ireland.

When I was out with my mate from Manchester and he was introducing me to his mates I was saying well what's the craic. Not realising it didn't mean the same there."

Scots say craic too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"We say craic here in Ireland.

When I was out with my mate from Manchester and he was introducing me to his mates I was saying well what's the craic. Not realising it didn't mean the same there.

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Scots say craic too"

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