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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
The Met Office is collecting regional terms for the weather. Radio 4 PM show has had people using their regional terms for the weather today.
Let's collect the regional terms here and we can get the Met to use this as a data source. 
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"The Met Office is collecting regional terms for the weather. Radio 4 PM show has had people using their regional terms for the weather today.
Let's collect the regional terms here and we can get the Met to use this as a data source.
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Is ''fookin pissin it dahn'' classed as a regional term? |
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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
"The Met Office is collecting regional terms for the weather. Radio 4 PM show has had people using their regional terms for the weather today.
Let's collect the regional terms here and we can get the Met to use this as a data source.
Is ''fookin pissin it dahn'' classed as a regional term? "
Erm, possibly. It doesn't have the same feel as say "dreich" but if it works for you.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Black Country
It's black over bills mothers = cloudy with a chance of rain.
It's that cow'd aart side the's a brass monkey aart side looking for a braiser
It's thar ot am sweatin' like a pack oss
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I remember taking an accent test once and finding out that some people in the American south, when there is a sunshower, instead say "the devil is beating his wife".
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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
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"I remember taking an accent test once and finding out that some people in the American south, when there is a sunshower, instead say "the devil is beating his wife".
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I wonder where that one comes from?
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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
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"i heard some this morning... i didn't realise "pelting" and "bucketing" were regional....
i thought the only one i really use is when its "blowing a hoolie" "
Perhaps the regional origin has become obscured because there is so much movement and communication now?
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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
"Black Country
It's black over bills mothers = cloudy with a chance of rain.
It's that cow'd aart side the's a brass monkey aart side looking for a braiser
It's thar ot am sweatin' like a pack oss
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I bet most don't even know what a brass monkey is. |
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By *olgateMan
over a year ago
on the road to nowhere in particular |
"Black Country
It's black over bills mothers = cloudy with a chance of rain.
It's that cow'd aart side the's a brass monkey aart side looking for a braiser
It's thar ot am sweatin' like a pack oss
I bet most don't even know what a brass monkey is. "
and balls |
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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
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"Scottish word... dreich (pronounced dreek) A combination of dull, overcast, drizzly, cold, misty and miserable weather."
It's one I use but people look at me quizzically and ask if I'm speaking German.
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"Scottish word... dreich (pronounced dreek) A combination of dull, overcast, drizzly, cold, misty and miserable weather."
Wash your mouth out... it’s not pronounced dreek... that would sound like leek. 
It’s like saying you pronounce loch like lock. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Scottish word... dreich (pronounced dreek) A combination of dull, overcast, drizzly, cold, misty and miserable weather.
Wash your mouth out... it’s not pronounced dreek... that would sound like leek.
It’s like saying you pronounce loch like lock. "
its just a bit hard to type a ch word and make it sound like the way we intend it to sound... |
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"Scottish word... dreich (pronounced dreek) A combination of dull, overcast, drizzly, cold, misty and miserable weather.
Wash your mouth out... it’s not pronounced dreek... that would sound like leek.
It’s like saying you pronounce loch like lock.
its just a bit hard to type a ch word and make it sound like the way we intend it to sound... "
You’ll notice I didn’t attempt it!
Och is about the closest I got to describing it but I guess if anyone is that interested in our Scottish chatter they’ll google. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Black Country
It's black over bills mothers = cloudy with a chance of rain.
It's that cow'd aart side the's a brass monkey aart side looking for a braiser
It's thar ot am sweatin' like a pack oss
I bet most don't even know what a brass monkey is. "
It is often stated that the phrase originated from the use of a brass tray, called a "monkey", to hold cannonballs on warships in the 16th to 18th centuries. Supposedly, in very cold temperatures the "monkey" would contract, causing the balls to fall off
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"Black Country
It's black over bills mothers = cloudy with a chance of rain.
It's that cow'd aart side the's a brass monkey aart side looking for a braiser
It's thar ot am sweatin' like a pack oss
I bet most don't even know what a brass monkey is. "
Well it doesn't swing through trees and has more balls than any man here. |
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By *oxy_minxWoman
over a year ago
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"The masquerade ball a few years ago at Jaydee, I remember it was absolutely stotting off the ground 
I was there and I have no idea.
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I know you were there!
Remember, the rain was that heavy it was literally 'bouncing' off the carpark
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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
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"The masquerade ball a few years ago at Jaydee, I remember it was absolutely stotting off the ground
I was there and I have no idea.
I know you were there!
Remember, the rain was that heavy it was literally 'bouncing' off the carpark
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Bouncing! Got it. Thanks for the new word.
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