FabSwingers.com forum: Local dialect

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

The potteries old dialect was to say the least interesting lol

An example of this was (spelling my be wrong but read as seen)

"Cos kick a bow agin a wow

An ed it wiv thee ed until it bosts

If thee cosna do it na thee never wut"

Translation

"Can you kick a ball against a wall

And head it with your head until it bursts

If you cant do it now you never will"

Do you lot have any similar sayings from your neck of the woods?

And no it ain't used anymore lol thank god xx

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By *uss PussWoman
over a year ago

east cheshire

Nowt got thr rushin only baabies

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Guess how most famous saying is "aye up me duck"

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By *ylde FloozyWoman
over a year ago

preston

One that always makes me chuckle round here....

"Hey up cock"

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

"The potteries old dialect was to say the least interesting lol

An example of this was (spelling my be wrong but read as seen)

"Cos kick a bow agin a wow

An ed it wiv thee ed until it bosts

If thee cosna do it na thee never wut"

Translation

"Can you kick a ball against a wall

And head it with your head until it bursts

If you cant do it now you never will"

Do you lot have any similar sayings from your neck of the woods?

And no it ain't used anymore lol thank god xx

People think we all go round saying "alright alright calm down, calm down" Its not true though we don't we just nick your TV's while your panicking

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By *oe_Steve_NWestCouple
over a year ago

Bolton

ayyyyyy up cock thats traveled from Barnsley as you can here it all the time in that place.

The one i find most around here is the Lancastrian

is it not

will you not

can you not

What the hell are these folks talking about lol

should all talk propper like what i do lol

Steve

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

"The potteries old dialect was to say the least interesting lol

An example of this was (spelling my be wrong but read as seen)

"Cos kick a bow agin a wow

An ed it wiv thee ed until it bosts

If thee cosna do it na thee never wut"

Translation

"Can you kick a ball against a wall

And head it with your head until it bursts

If you cant do it now you never will"

Do you lot have any similar sayings from your neck of the woods?

And no it ain't used anymore lol thank god xx

The potteries dialect is still very strong in some parts. My colleagues can tell when I've been 'home' for the weekend and especially when I've seen my grandparents who speak very broad potteries as I pick it back up very easily when I've spent time with family.

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

the term 'canny' is very difficult to explain to an non geordie. its something you learn with life and use on a daily basis:

he's a canny bairn - he's a lovely, sweet, nice person

thats canny big that like! - thats rather large!

gan canny! - watch what you're doing!

so many varieties lol

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