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"None as I'm Scottish x"Scottish language is a good one and specific Scottish slang is really interesting in terms of code switching | |||
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"I speak - rubbish/out of my arse/shit/in riddles ^these are just a few apparently " oh Woody | |||
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"I speak 'narm to my family and Estuary English to most people. " What’s narm? Narm to me growing up was Peckham
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"Nottinghamshire slang, Northern Military None am I qualified in " Oooo I think the military culture is an interesting one! Nice addition! These are cool | |||
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"Fluent in gibberish and Norfolk " Do you talk differently with people that are from Norfolk? | |||
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"Nottinghamshire slang, Northern Military None am I qualified in Oooo I think the military culture is an interesting one! Nice addition! These are cool "Lots filter down into civilian life | |||
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"I honestly don't think I change it up that much." That’s really interesting. I think that’s like the ideal | |||
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"I speak 'narm to my family and Estuary English to most people. What’s narm? Narm to me growing up was Peckham
I think I know what Estuary English is "'narm is Dagenham, Pickle. We're common as muck and talk fast. | |||
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"Nottinghamshire slang, Northern Military None am I qualified in Oooo I think the military culture is an interesting one! Nice addition! These are cool
Lots filter down into civilian life
"Tell us some? Do you use different language with military friends or veterans than say those that haven’t been in the military | |||
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"I speak 'narm to my family and Estuary English to most people. What’s narm? Narm to me growing up was Peckham
I think I know what Estuary English is
'narm is Dagenham, Pickle.
We're common as muck and talk fast."It’s so interesting how like it’s Dagenham to you and Peckham to me and in itself is a reflection of those differences in language | |||
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"Depends where I am If at home I get told I speak Mancunian If I’m in Manchester I get told I am now a cockney twat " Do you speak differently though, with Mancunians and southerners? More than just accent but in words too? I think accent is also a key factor though | |||
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Do you talk Yorkshire up on Fife? "Indeed I do. | |||
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"Nottinghamshire slang, Northern Military None am I qualified in Oooo I think the military culture is an interesting one! Nice addition! These are cool
Lots filter down into civilian life
Tell us some? Do you use different language with military friends or veterans than say those that haven’t been in the military "There’s lots of military slang terms that are used in civilian life to But different arms have different terms for words too especially RM I think it’s wax poisoning from all the crayons they eat It’s not complicated to be fair it’s more that you put two ex mil together and it’s hard to follow what is being said to a non mil person.  | |||
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"Yorkshire. Talk proper like what I do
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"I honestly don't think I change it up that much. That’s really interesting. I think that’s like the ideal" I see myself as somewhere in the middle of most anyway, and if I don't fit in it's really not my problem. If you know what I mean? | |||
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"Yorkshire. Talk proper like what I do
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Haha and do they understand you "With difficulty sometimes. I'm quite broad in full flow | |||
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"Nottinghamshire slang, Northern Military None am I qualified in Oooo I think the military culture is an interesting one! Nice addition! These are cool
Lots filter down into civilian life
Tell us some? Do you use different language with military friends or veterans than say those that haven’t been in the military
There’s lots of military slang terms that are used in civilian life to
But different arms have different terms for words too especially RM I think it’s wax poisoning from all the crayons they eat
It’s not complicated to be fair it’s more that you put two ex mil together and it’s hard to follow what is being said to a non mil person.
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"I honestly don't think I change it up that much. That’s really interesting. I think that’s like the ideal I see myself as somewhere in the middle of most anyway, and if I don't fit in it's really not my problem. If you know what I mean?" I do but equally that comes with a certain confidence that your English is widely accepted as ‘good’ or ‘good enough’. For example in a ‘professional’ context it’s easy enough to follow and not deemed ‘unprofessional’. If that makes sense? | |||
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"Jeez... lots Pickles. I swim in many ponds with different types/class of people and can happily hold a known convo in most, that are over the age of 40. I know that's my fault for not being upto date with the kids, but I am old fashioned English at my core Accents hold me back though, as I find it hard to hear and understand them, glaswegian Is my worst I'd say
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"I honestly don't think I change it up that much. That’s really interesting. I think that’s like the ideal I see myself as somewhere in the middle of most anyway, and if I don't fit in it's really not my problem. If you know what I mean? I do but equally that comes with a certain confidence that your English is widely accepted as ‘good’ or ‘good enough’. For example in a ‘professional’ context it’s easy enough to follow and not deemed ‘unprofessional’. If that makes sense?" Yeah, I'd say it is. I am the least professional person in my office though, but that seems to be part of my charm there. | |||
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"I honestly don't think I change it up that much. That’s really interesting. I think that’s like the ideal I see myself as somewhere in the middle of most anyway, and if I don't fit in it's really not my problem. If you know what I mean? I do but equally that comes with a certain confidence that your English is widely accepted as ‘good’ or ‘good enough’. For example in a ‘professional’ context it’s easy enough to follow and not deemed ‘unprofessional’. If that makes sense? Yeah, I'd say it is. I am the least professional person in my office though, but that seems to be part of my charm there." Are you a bit tough around the edges, lib?  | |||
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"I honestly don't think I change it up that much. That’s really interesting. I think that’s like the ideal I see myself as somewhere in the middle of most anyway, and if I don't fit in it's really not my problem. If you know what I mean? I do but equally that comes with a certain confidence that your English is widely accepted as ‘good’ or ‘good enough’. For example in a ‘professional’ context it’s easy enough to follow and not deemed ‘unprofessional’. If that makes sense? Yeah, I'd say it is. I am the least professional person in my office though, but that seems to be part of my charm there. Are you a bit tough around the edges, lib? "Not at all. | |||
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"I speak 'narm to my family and Estuary English to most people. What’s narm? Narm to me growing up was Peckham
I think I know what Estuary English is
'narm is Dagenham, Pickle.
We're common as muck and talk fast.
It’s so interesting how like it’s Dagenham to you and Peckham to me and in itself is a reflection of those differences in language "There are quite a few ‘nams around. I always associate it with Dagenham but only because a bunch of my uni friends were engineers at the Ford factory and they always talked about doing a tour of duty. | |||
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"I speak 'narm to my family and Estuary English to most people. What’s narm? Narm to me growing up was Peckham
I think I know what Estuary English is
'narm is Dagenham, Pickle.
We're common as muck and talk fast.
It’s so interesting how like it’s Dagenham to you and Peckham to me and in itself is a reflection of those differences in language "It's because Dagenham ends in nam, so people shorten it to narm. | |||
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"I honestly don't think I change it up that much. That’s really interesting. I think that’s like the ideal I see myself as somewhere in the middle of most anyway, and if I don't fit in it's really not my problem. If you know what I mean?" You're well posh | |||
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"Continued: I often speak a specific slang that I’m not sure what it’s called but is heavily influenced by Jamaican patois and modern day Black British culture. And I mostly use this in the context of around friends but have found myself using it in work settings with Black colleagues and *very occasionally* with young people I’ve worked with as a tool/ barrier breaker. Funny experience is talking with a Black (said because I think it’s somewhat relevant here) colleague I’d just met and slipped into some of these language uses and other (non black) colleagues asked if we knew each other - we didn’t. These forms of language, not just my example can be real comforters and real moments to be more ‘yourself’ in contexts you’re often not allowed to be. " Your point about “comforters” is spot on but one’s persons comforter is another’s privilege. If an upper class person had written that about their version of English I am sure the response would have been fairly hostile. For language to be a comforter I guess it also means that it is ultimately tribal/group orientated? | |||
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"Also something else to note I feel- I often totally feel like there’s pushback on this specific type of language in the forums which irks me. And maybe that’s for another thread but I do not the way language barriers create additional masks. That’s also not just specific to me I’m sure other people on here don’t get to use language in the ways they’re most comfortable on here. - see constant threads about text speak and abbreviations. But it’s interesting because it in many ways just reproduces notions of ‘good English’ or ‘correct English’. I wondered on my old thread if it creates an alternation with your true self but reflecting today I wonder if it actually just reinforces dominant language ideals and stops us being our most comfortable selves even in our private lives. Thoughts thoughts thoughts. " I think its because I don't understand whats being said, when that happens, so I leave the thread to those that do. | |||
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"I speak 'narm to my family and Estuary English to most people. What’s narm? Narm to me growing up was Peckham
I think I know what Estuary English is
'narm is Dagenham, Pickle.
We're common as muck and talk fast.
It’s so interesting how like it’s Dagenham to you and Peckham to me and in itself is a reflection of those differences in language
It's because Dagenham ends in nam, so people shorten it to narm. "Does it fuck | |||
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"I talk in carefully crafted, fairly unaccented standard English with students. I insert liberal profanities when in the privacy of our office. I speak Mum with our daughter. I speak more local slang/allow a non-specific northern accent to creep in. I speak Spanglish and. Dutlish with those who might understand." Only seen Spanglish spoken by latinx Americans on tik tok so that’s super interesting. Would argue mum is not a language so talk to mum to me? that sounds weird but I’m not being weird | |||
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"I speak 'narm to my family and Estuary English to most people. What’s narm? Narm to me growing up was Peckham
I think I know what Estuary English is
'narm is Dagenham, Pickle.
We're common as muck and talk fast.
It’s so interesting how like it’s Dagenham to you and Peckham to me and in itself is a reflection of those differences in language
It's because Dagenham ends in nam, so people shorten it to narm.
Does it fuck "In my fucking accent it does | |||
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"Scots? I think we use a lot of words that if you’re not from here you wouldn’t understand. " Yes! I had a colleague that used it and I loved that she threw it in at work. I saw it as a little resistance to the ideal English but also to us, the English | |||
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"I speak 'narm to my family and Estuary English to most people. What’s narm? Narm to me growing up was Peckham
I think I know what Estuary English is
'narm is Dagenham, Pickle.
We're common as muck and talk fast.
It’s so interesting how like it’s Dagenham to you and Peckham to me and in itself is a reflection of those differences in language
It's because Dagenham ends in nam, so people shorten it to narm.
Does it fuck
In my fucking accent it does "I think you should make a voice video for us all saying Dagenham so we can check | |||
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"I honestly don't think I change it up that much. That’s really interesting. I think that’s like the ideal I see myself as somewhere in the middle of most anyway, and if I don't fit in it's really not my problem. If you know what I mean? You're well posh "I'm really not. | |||
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"Continued: I often speak a specific slang that I’m not sure what it’s called but is heavily influenced by Jamaican patois and modern day Black British culture. And I mostly use this in the context of around friends but have found myself using it in work settings with Black colleagues and *very occasionally* with young people I’ve worked with as a tool/ barrier breaker. Funny experience is talking with a Black (said because I think it’s somewhat relevant here) colleague I’d just met and slipped into some of these language uses and other (non black) colleagues asked if we knew each other - we didn’t. These forms of language, not just my example can be real comforters and real moments to be more ‘yourself’ in contexts you’re often not allowed to be. Your point about “comforters” is spot on but one’s persons comforter is another’s privilege. If an upper class person had written that about their version of English I am sure the response would have been fairly hostile. For language to be a comforter I guess it also means that it is ultimately tribal/group orientated?" I think it’s definitely group orientated! You’re right. It’s based on cultural and/ or subcultures memberships I reckon. | |||
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"I honestly don't think I change it up that much. That’s really interesting. I think that’s like the ideal I see myself as somewhere in the middle of most anyway, and if I don't fit in it's really not my problem. If you know what I mean? You're well posh
I'm really hot. "Yeah ya are | |||
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"I spake yam yam and some sort of West germanic gobbledygook. "Spake
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"I spake yam yam and some sort of West germanic gobbledygook.
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I’ve read that before but don’t know how to say it "A, is for opple and Z is for stripey oss. Easy ay it. | |||
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"I honestly don't think I change it up that much. That’s really interesting. I think that’s like the ideal I see myself as somewhere in the middle of most anyway, and if I don't fit in it's really not my problem. If you know what I mean? You're well posh
I'm really hot.
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"Scots? I think we use a lot of words that if you’re not from here you wouldn’t understand. Yes! I had a colleague that used it and I loved that she threw it in at work. I saw it as a little resistance to the ideal English but also to us, the English "It’s easily done when you’re so used to using a specific word for something I kinda wish we were taught some Gaelic growing up so the language wouldn’t be dying off like it is today. | |||
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"Continued: I often speak a specific slang that I’m not sure what it’s called but is heavily influenced by Jamaican patois and modern day Black British culture. And I mostly use this in the context of around friends but have found myself using it in work settings with Black colleagues and *very occasionally* with young people I’ve worked with as a tool/ barrier breaker. Funny experience is talking with a Black (said because I think it’s somewhat relevant here) colleague I’d just met and slipped into some of these language uses and other (non black) colleagues asked if we knew each other - we didn’t. These forms of language, not just my example can be real comforters and real moments to be more ‘yourself’ in contexts you’re often not allowed to be. " I love the fact that we can code switch when we meet other black people and almost always know what the other is talking about | |||
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"Continued: I often speak a specific slang that I’m not sure what it’s called but is heavily influenced by Jamaican patois and modern day Black British culture. And I mostly use this in the context of around friends but have found myself using it in work settings with Black colleagues and *very occasionally* with young people I’ve worked with as a tool/ barrier breaker. Funny experience is talking with a Black (said because I think it’s somewhat relevant here) colleague I’d just met and slipped into some of these language uses and other (non black) colleagues asked if we knew each other - we didn’t. These forms of language, not just my example can be real comforters and real moments to be more ‘yourself’ in contexts you’re often not allowed to be. Your point about “comforters” is spot on but one’s persons comforter is another’s privilege. If an upper class person had written that about their version of English I am sure the response would have been fairly hostile. For language to be a comforter I guess it also means that it is ultimately tribal/group orientated?" I like that you're inferring that Black people are not upper class | |||
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"Scots? I think we use a lot of words that if you’re not from here you wouldn’t understand. Yes! I had a colleague that used it and I loved that she threw it in at work. I saw it as a little resistance to the ideal English but also to us, the English
It’s easily done when you’re so used to using a specific word for something I kinda wish we were taught some Gaelic growing up so the language wouldn’t be dying off like it is today. "I recently met someone whose first language was Gaelic, and they were younger than me. Was genuinely gobsmacked. | |||
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"Just the one You also have the language of passion "Few hear that. | |||
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"Scots? I think we use a lot of words that if you’re not from here you wouldn’t understand. Yes! I had a colleague that used it and I loved that she threw it in at work. I saw it as a little resistance to the ideal English but also to us, the English
It’s easily done when you’re so used to using a specific word for something I kinda wish we were taught some Gaelic growing up so the language wouldn’t be dying off like it is today. "In Outlander they were teaching kids some wonderful Gaelic insults | |||
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"I honestly don't think I change it up that much. That’s really interesting. I think that’s like the ideal I see myself as somewhere in the middle of most anyway, and if I don't fit in it's really not my problem. If you know what I mean? You're well posh
I'm really not. "From where I live you are | |||
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"Scots? I think we use a lot of words that if you’re not from here you wouldn’t understand. Yes! I had a colleague that used it and I loved that she threw it in at work. I saw it as a little resistance to the ideal English but also to us, the English
It’s easily done when you’re so used to using a specific word for something I kinda wish we were taught some Gaelic growing up so the language wouldn’t be dying off like it is today.
I recently met someone whose first language was Gaelic, and they were younger than me. Was genuinely gobsmacked. "Oh wow that’s amazing! I follow a woman on tik tok and she does a “word of the day” type thing it’s really interesting. | |||
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"I dont speak england i speak in morse Dit diditdit Daa Daa? " Saturday Night, And the room is getting hot Be my Baby.. | |||
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"Scots? I think we use a lot of words that if you’re not from here you wouldn’t understand. Yes! I had a colleague that used it and I loved that she threw it in at work. I saw it as a little resistance to the ideal English but also to us, the English
It’s easily done when you’re so used to using a specific word for something I kinda wish we were taught some Gaelic growing up so the language wouldn’t be dying off like it is today.
In Outlander they were teaching kids some wonderful Gaelic insults"Got to learn all the important ones first | |||
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"Class doesn't really come into it as I know some people who speak with a posh voice who grew up in East Ham to working class parents. " Exactly. My step family are upper class and you wouldn't guess by hearing them speak | |||
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"SarcasM And PrOfANity hurr durr durr Is this a reference "Yeah, to the people who think they're witty when asked how many languages they speak | |||
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"Continued: I often speak a specific slang that I’m not sure what it’s called but is heavily influenced by Jamaican patois and modern day Black British culture. And I mostly use this in the context of around friends but have found myself using it in work settings with Black colleagues and *very occasionally* with young people I’ve worked with as a tool/ barrier breaker. Funny experience is talking with a Black (said because I think it’s somewhat relevant here) colleague I’d just met and slipped into some of these language uses and other (non black) colleagues asked if we knew each other - we didn’t. These forms of language, not just my example can be real comforters and real moments to be more ‘yourself’ in contexts you’re often not allowed to be. Your point about “comforters” is spot on but one’s persons comforter is another’s privilege. If an upper class person had written that about their version of English I am sure the response would have been fairly hostile. For language to be a comforter I guess it also means that it is ultimately tribal/group orientated? I like that you're inferring that Black people are not upper class "In the British class system I think specific things that are products of Black cultures are not compatible with how we identify class here. It’s part of the racism of classism. We know all too well as poc that ‘acting white’ is code for acting ‘middle class’ | |||
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"I talk in carefully crafted, fairly unaccented standard English with students. I insert liberal profanities when in the privacy of our office. I speak Mum with our daughter. I speak more local slang/allow a non-specific northern accent to creep in. I speak Spanglish and. Dutlish with those who might understand. Only seen Spanglish spoken by latinx Americans on tik tok so that’s super interesting. Would argue mum is not a language so talk to mum to me? that sounds weird but I’m not being weird"I'm about to leave the gym, so I'll speak Mum you later, sweetie. Don't forget, Mummy will be home soon. Be good for Daddy and don't forget to clean your toothy-pegs and brush out your piggie-tails. Hope you had loads of fun today, Mummy's best girl (boy) | |||
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