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over a year ago
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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 (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"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
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"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
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"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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"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
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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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"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
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"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 "
there you go |
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"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
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"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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"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
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"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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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
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"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
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"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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"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
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"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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"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
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"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
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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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"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 (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"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
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"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
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"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 (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"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
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"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
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"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
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"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.
Getting more popular
Scots say craic too"
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