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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I really like listening to regional slang/speak.
For example here in South Wales you hear a lot of people referring to each other as butt. As in 'alright butt what's happening"
We also cwtch instead of cuddling.
Tell me some slang phrases from your area pretty please.
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Alright marra _ hello friend
As garn yam _ I am going home
As badly_ I am ill.
What a flartch _ you're pretending to be nice but I know you're flirting!
Were yer fray marra??? Where are you from my friend.....
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"Alright marra _ hello friend
As garn yam _ I am going home
As badly_ I am ill.
What a flartch _ you're pretending to be nice but I know you're flirting!
Were yer fray marra??? Where are you from my friend.....
Cumbria "
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Apparently in the north they use cock as a replacement for sir, when I moved up here from Devon a barmaid says to me "what can I get ya cock" it was the 1st time somebody had called me cock without being an insult I didn't know how to respond lol |
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"I miss Wales.
I like "Byt" or "Byti bach"
"Chwaere Teg"
"Shwmae?... Dim bad, diolch..."
And the ever loveley: "Who's coat is that jacket?""
Where too is it ?  |
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"Apparently in the north they use cock as a replacement for sir, when I moved up here from Devon a barmaid says to me "what can I get ya cock" it was the 1st time somebody had called me cock without being an insult I didn't know how to respond lol "
Lol. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Alright marra _ hello friend
As garn yam _ I am going home
As badly_ I am ill.
What a flartch _ you're pretending to be nice but I know you're flirting!
Were yer fray marra??? Where are you from my friend.....
Cumbria
this "
I could have kept going we have a lot of very northern words that don't seem to exist else where up here  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Apparently in the north they use cock as a replacement for sir, when I moved up here from Devon a barmaid says to me "what can I get ya cock" it was the 1st time somebody had called me cock without being an insult I didn't know how to respond lol "
Lmto that's jus gen yorky slang....should have said 2 pints a ya best ale cock |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Apparently in the north they use cock as a replacement for sir, when I moved up here from Devon a barmaid says to me "what can I get ya cock" it was the 1st time somebody had called me cock without being an insult I didn't know how to respond lol "
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Alright marra _ hello friend
As garn yam _ I am going home
As badly_ I am ill.
What a flartch _ you're pretending to be nice but I know you're flirting!
Were yer fray marra??? Where are you from my friend.....
Cumbria
this
I could have kept going we have a lot of very northern words that don't seem to exist else where up here "
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Alright marra _ hello friend
As garn yam _ I am going home
As badly_ I am ill.
What a flartch _ you're pretending to be nice but I know you're flirting!
Were yer fray marra??? Where are you from my friend.....
Cumbria
this
I could have kept going we have a lot of very northern words that don't seem to exist else where up here
Pleaae do "
Ave yer ivver sin a cuddy lowp a yat? _ Have you, perchance, observed a donkey jump over a gate?
That the'ere lads feckless _ that man over there is really quite useless
Av yer 'ea_ed't crack marra _ have you the news my friend
'Ows yer fettle _ how are you feeling today?
Weres yer fray? ... I am from the town of Workington |
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Scottish phrases which took a while to get used to after moving from Wales as a teen :
I cannae mind (I can't remember)
I'm away tae get ma messagees (I'm going to get my shopping)
Have you got yer pieces? (Do you have your sandwiches?)
Alright hen? (Alright lass?)
The bairns were greetin (the kids were crying)
And it goes on |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Apparently in the north they use cock as a replacement for sir, when I moved up here from Devon a barmaid says to me "what can I get ya cock" it was the 1st time somebody had called me cock without being an insult I didn't know how to respond lol "
you also get men calling men duck
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I don't think we have any true regional variations in Berkshire, for example there's a lot of London dialect used."
Fare to posh in Berkshire they speak the queens English lol |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Scottish phrases which took a while to get used to after moving from Wales as a teen :
I cannae mind (I can't remember)
I'm away tae get ma messagees (I'm going to get my shopping)
Have you got yer pieces? (Do you have your sandwiches?)
Alright hen? (Alright lass?)
The bairns were greetin (the kids were crying)
And it goes on"
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By (user no longer on site)
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As a geordie lad down south, the phrase i use most is "haddaway and shite", followed by "ye kna what it is!!", and the universal for fuck sake (i say that an awful lot of late, usually at other motorists lol). I say love and pet a lot when in shops |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I miss Wales.
I like "Byt" or "Byti bach"
"Chwaere Teg"
"Shwmae?... Dim bad, diolch..."
And the ever loveley: "Who's coat is that jacket?"
Where too is it ? "
no the Welsh say. Who's coat is that jacket yer wearing. And. Where were you going when saw you coming back |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"As a geordie lad down south, the phrase i use most is "haddaway and shite", followed by "ye kna what it is!!", and the universal for fuck sake (i say that an awful lot of late, usually at other motorists lol). I say love and pet a lot when in shops"
Love this. Does anyone down there know what your saying |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I miss Wales.
I like "Byt" or "Byti bach"
"Chwaere Teg"
"Shwmae?... Dim bad, diolch..."
And the ever loveley: "Who's coat is that jacket?"
Where too is it ? no the Welsh say. Who's coat is that jacket yer wearing. And. Where were you going when saw you coming back "
Shut up mun Tosh. I know you're in there cos I saw you come out. |
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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago
Hereford |
Having grown up (and now returned to) rural Hampshire - I don't think we use different words, per se, its more how we say them. My dad who (like me) was born in Salford, Lancashire (we moved when I was 5), reckons that when I talk to my neighbours/gamekeepers/some farmers he can't understand me at all. |
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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago
Hereford |
"I miss Wales.
I like "Byt" or "Byti bach"
"Chwaere Teg"
"Shwmae?... Dim bad, diolch..."
And the ever loveley: "Who's coat is that jacket?"
Where too is it ? no the Welsh say. Who's coat is that jacket yer wearing. And. Where were you going when saw you coming back
Shut up mun Tosh. I know you're in there cos I saw you come out."
Duw, duw.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"As a geordie lad down south, the phrase i use most is "haddaway and shite", followed by "ye kna what it is!!", and the universal for fuck sake (i say that an awful lot of late, usually at other motorists lol). I say love and pet a lot when in shops
Love this. Does anyone down there know what your saying "
I've explained it a few times, though finishing with shite usually tells them that i might not agree with them lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I'm from the outskirts of Manchester which used to be Cheshire but is now Trafford, and is devoid of regional sayings and accents...
Because of that I tend to soak up and adopt other people's accents and sayings but they are not truly colloquial to where I was born |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"As a geordie lad down south, the phrase i use most is "haddaway and shite", followed by "ye kna what it is!!", and the universal for fuck sake (i say that an awful lot of late, usually at other motorists lol). I say love and pet a lot when in shops
Love this. Does anyone down there know what your saying
I've explained it a few times, though finishing with shite usually tells them that i might not agree with them lol"
Killing myself at this. People always think we are geordie  |
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"Australians ask you a question and answer it.
What's yer name. Shelia
What's yer favorite colour . Blue
What's yer job . Digger "
Tis the upwards intonation at the end of the sentence. Annoying quirk. |
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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago
Hereford |
"I'm from the outskirts of Manchester which used to be Cheshire but is now Trafford, and is devoid of regional sayings and accents...
Because of that I tend to soak up and adopt other people's accents and sayings but they are not truly colloquial to where I was born "
Don't you have ginnels or barm cakes? |
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Naw - no
Aye - yes
How - why
Urnae - are not
Gawn - going
Wanty - want to
Amur - i am
Doon - down
Hoose - house
Wee - small
Joost - just
The mawra - tomorrow
Wee yin - small one
Fur - for
Yur - your
Wiz - was
God the list is endless in glasgow. We have a different language |
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By (user no longer on site)
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If there are dark clouds on the horizon I'll say "It's black over Bill's Mother's"
Picked it up from my sister in law who is from Gloucestershire so I guess that's where it's from. Had to explain it a few times :D |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Ey up kidda is quite a common one in Manchester
Our kid is here (Meaning relative)
Anging In Manchester, angin’ means disgusting.
Dinner Not the meal you eat in the evening. In Manchester, “dinner” refers to lunch.
Mint Here, it means good. “That burger was proper mint”.
Few things we say here. Luckily i dropped the manc accent lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Naw - no
Aye - yes
How - why
Urnae - are not
Gawn - going
Wanty - want to
Amur - i am
Doon - down
Hoose - house
Wee - small
Joost - just
The mawra - tomorrow
Wee yin - small one
Fur - for
Yur - your
Wiz - was
God the list is endless in glasgow. We have a different language "
Agreed! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Apparently in the north they use cock as a replacement for sir, when I moved up here from Devon a barmaid says to me "what can I get ya cock" it was the 1st time somebody had called me cock without being an insult I didn't know how to respond lol you also get men calling men duck "
Duck is common place in Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire area. Ex used to call me that all the time. Lovely bunch lol |
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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago
Hereford |
"Ey up kidda is quite a common one in Manchester
Our kid is here (Meaning relative)
Anging In Manchester, angin’ means disgusting.
Dinner Not the meal you eat in the evening. In Manchester, “dinner” refers to lunch.
Mint Here, it means good. “That burger was proper mint”.
Few things we say here. Luckily i dropped the manc accent lol "
When I first moved south, I had breakfast, dinner and tea.... |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I don't think we have any true regional variations in Berkshire, for example there's a lot of London dialect used.
Fare to posh in Berkshire they speak the queens English lol"
She's my neighbour |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Bab is a Brummie thing (I think)
I certainly got some funny looks when I moved to London and would say 'Alright Bab' or 'Thanks Bab'"
I still use this term... It's a Midlands thing |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I'm from the outskirts of Manchester which used to be Cheshire but is now Trafford, and is devoid of regional sayings and accents...
Because of that I tend to soak up and adopt other people's accents and sayings but they are not truly colloquial to where I was born
Don't you have ginnels or barm cakes?"
no we had entries and baps |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I live in a posh area. So our slang would be...
"Darling you look absolutely divine this evening."
Meaning
"Yous fit babe, I'm gonna smash you hard."
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you mean RP as opposed to the QE?  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Cumbria has the funniest by far! Took me years to understand half the old farmers up there!
Owz t gaan how's it goin
Wots ta djurn wot you doin
Loads of better ones,could go on all nite! Even got there own numbers for counting sheep! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"If there are dark clouds on the horizon I'll say "It's black over Bill's Mother's"
Picked it up from my sister in law who is from Gloucestershire so I guess that's where it's from. Had to explain it a few times :D"
Black over bills mothers, is one we use in the Black Country, our dialect is very different to that of our brummy neighbours and there are even differences within the Black Country for instance Dudley and warley say tailet instead of toilet, and baifrend instead of boyfriend
Other favourite phrases include
Tekin the wamal dahn the cut = taking the dog for a walk along the canal
Gooin to tek the babby for sum suck = taking ones child to buy some sweets
Aar kid and sat wench = my brother and sister
E's cootin = he's in a relationship
My ooman = my wife/ partner
Owd mon and Owd gal = my father and mother
Bostin = really rather good
Racked off = broken beyond repair
Bostid = (see "racked off")
Rack me off = will you give me a hand job
Bae=haven't, isn't, won't, can't
Barr = without
Bin = been
Oss = horse
Stripy odd = zebra
All the way raand the Wrekin = taking the longest time to get somewhere, or explain yourself
Yampy = not quite right in the head
I could ate an owd oss that died of the riff = I'm hungry
Do yo want a piece with us chips = would you like some bread and butter
Ceerk = cake
Puss = purse
Yo keep on and yowm gonna get a cockerva raand ya earole = if you continue I'll smack you around the ear
Tatting = the collection of scrap metals for cash
Me back teeth am floating = I need to urinate
I love the Black Country I do |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"That man over there is getting really annoyed,, or in my Geordie tones "That gadgie's gannin' proper radgie, like." "
I find the Geordie accent sexy, however I do find that I get disappointed when a Geordie suggests going back to hers for sex, I always think I'm going to have a threesome when I hear "do you wan ti come back to mine an fuck us" |
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By *edMan
over a year ago
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"Alright marra _ hello friend
As garn yam _ I am going home
As badly_ I am ill.
What a flartch _ you're pretending to be nice but I know you're flirting!
Were yer fray marra??? Where are you from my friend.....
Cumbria
this
I could have kept going we have a lot of very northern words that don't seem to exist else where up here
Pleaae do
Ave yer ivver sin a cuddy lowp a yat? _ Have you, perchance, observed a donkey jump over a gate?
That the'ere lads feckless _ that man over there is really quite useless
Av yer 'ea_ed't crack marra _ have you the news my friend
'Ows yer fettle _ how are you feeling today?
Weres yer fray? ... I am from the town of Workington "
Made my day ... Used to work all over the country and had a customer in Barrow in F used to talk like this all the time. One of the nicest customers had anywhere. He's prolly shuffled off this mortsl coil by now, but happy memories.
Thanks young lady |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Over in Lancashire:
"For" instead of" to":
"I didn't know what for do for best"
"A gate" instead of "said"
"Well he was a gate that he was off downtown"
"Our kid" instead of "brother / sister"
"Th" instead of "to"
"I'm off down th'asda" or "I got stuck in traffic on th'm62 (pronounced as them 62) |
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When I first moved south, I had breakfast, dinner and tea...."
When my parents moved to Middlesex from Shropshire some well-off neighbours invited them for supper, they were asked to be there for 8:30.... As far as my Shropshire born and b_ed parents were concerned, supper is a light bite to eat before bed so they had their usual evening meal then went over to be presented with another full 3 course meal! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I miss Wales.
I like "Byt" or "Byti bach"
"Chwaere Teg"
"Shwmae?... Dim bad, diolch..."
And the ever loveley: "Who's coat is that jacket?""
That's up there with " I'll do it now in a minute" |
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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago
Over the rainbow, under the bridge |
Loads of references to duck, chuck, pet, love, cock, our kid, Kidderminster used in Manchester depending on which area of the city you live in.
There are probably more that I can't immediately think of . |
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"I miss Wales.
I like "Byt" or "Byti bach"
"Chwaere Teg"
"Shwmae?... Dim bad, diolch..."
And the ever loveley: "Who's coat is that jacket?"
That's up there with " I'll do it now in a minute" "
Don't forget "where to" |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"If there are dark clouds on the horizon I'll say "It's black over Bill's Mother's"
Picked it up from my sister in law who is from Gloucestershire so I guess that's where it's from. Had to explain it a few times :D"
Bill's ( william shakespear) mothers ( ann )
House ( stratford)
A warwickshire saying |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"If there are dark clouds on the horizon I'll say "It's black over Bill's Mother's"
Picked it up from my sister in law who is from Gloucestershire so I guess that's where it's from. Had to explain it a few times :D
Black over bills mothers, is one we use in the Black Country, our dialect is very different to that of our brummy neighbours and there are even differences within the Black Country for instance Dudley and warley say tailet instead of toilet, and baifrend instead of boyfriend
Other favourite phrases include
Tekin the wamal dahn the cut = taking the dog for a walk along the canal
Gooin to tek the babby for sum suck = taking ones child to buy some sweets
Aar kid and sat wench = my brother and sister
E's cootin = he's in a relationship
My ooman = my wife/ partner
Owd mon and Owd gal = my father and mother
Bostin = really rather good
Racked off = broken beyond repair
Bostid = (see "racked off")
Rack me off = will you give me a hand job
Bae=haven't, isn't, won't, can't
Barr = without
Bin = been
Oss = horse
Stripy odd = zebra
All the way raand the Wrekin = taking the longest time to get somewhere, or explain yourself
Yampy = not quite right in the head
I could ate an owd oss that died of the riff = I'm hungry
Do yo want a piece with us chips = would you like some bread and butter
Ceerk = cake
Puss = purse
Yo keep on and yowm gonna get a cockerva raand ya earole = if you continue I'll smack you around the ear
Tatting = the collection of scrap metals for cash
Me back teeth am floating = I need to urinate
I love the Black Country I do "
coming from an 0121er
brummie living in the black country |
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By *igeiaWoman
over a year ago
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"Bab is a Brummie thing (I think)
I certainly got some funny looks when I moved to London and would say 'Alright Bab' or 'Thanks Bab'
I still use this term... It's a Midlands thing "
Add an er to the end with a proper burr to it and you get my usual 'alright my babber?' |
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