Egluntyne Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 I can't understand the Hull accent at all. I met someone from 'ool' ('oo' as in look) once and she had to tell me where she came from at least 4 times and I still couldn't understand! It's remained a joke amongst us 25 years later! The South Yorkshire accent takes a bit of getting used to. It is very different to the rest of Yorkshire. Him Indoors comes from York and sounds nothing like. They are known as "Dee Dahs" ....which is essentially thee and thou. Mind you I can't be too critical about accents as I have a Manchester accent and Him Indoors says I sound like Bernard Manning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starboyhull Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Then of course you get the posh people in Hull, who say "hal" I mean....Whats that all about...... Its a very simple work to pronounce..... If there is ever anyone on the news from Hull, I just cant bear to listen..... I dont mind the brummy accent..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 I find accents interesting anyway, but on here it's really enlightening because accents don't come over in the written word. I speak Queen's English of course! I'm from Surrey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 I find accents interesting anyway, but on here it's really enlightening because accents don't come over in the written word. I speak Queen's English of course! I'm from Surrey They can do. I have friends who type aye instead of yes and so on. I've just bought a rabbit hutch froma broad norfolk lad. When he was emailing he added 'ed' to a lot of his words. As in he gave me hid number in case my huband got losted. I too speak the Queens English naturally. My Gran used to complain that I spoke with a Loo-on accent which of course noone else said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 re the bottom/bum debate: my kids obviously watch too much american tv, because we get the dreaded word 'butt'! mind you, I'm coming round to it myself now, as in "will you get off your butt and get in the car, it's time for school!" obviously mine's a derriere!!! (joke) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 I have a couch in the living room. I have breakfast, lunch and dinner (and supper is usually a bottle of wine ) Both the bathroom and shower room are called the toilet - upstairs toilet and downstairs toilet Round here some of the older folk call their hall the lobby, and their kitchen the scullery . My dad used to call the toilet the shunky - don't know where he got that from and apologies if its something rude I don't know about! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looney Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 We also wear pants and not knickers Oh yes! I forgot that one. I'm with you there Debs. But pants are for fellas and knickers are for girlies.....in my house at least Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 2 girls and 2 boys in our house and we all wear pants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looney Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 The thing in the bathroom is either a loo or a bog...more often than not it's called the bog! I have an a*se or a backside - very rarely a bum or a bottom If I had children however I would probably have to have a major rethink about my choice of terminology! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 The thing in the bathroom is either a loo or a bog...more often than not it's called the bog! I have an a*se or a backside - very rarely a bum or a bottom If I had children however I would probably have to have a major rethink about my choice of terminology! When you have teenagers.....it's an a*se! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Now what about scone? is it gone sound or phone sound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 I'd say Scone to rhyme with stone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 so you can't say the whats the fastest cake in the world joke then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Sorry Bron....I'm not getting that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Our house (1930's) still doesn't have any heating! We have lovely roaring fires in the winter, furry throws to cuddle up in on the settee & electric blankets on the bed! We are very rarely poorly either! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 OK, exposing myself to ridicule here... We have a sofa in the living room, plus various chairs. An upstairs and downstairs loo. We eat breakfast, lunch and dinner Rosie (she will kill me for this) has front and back bottoms She wears knickers, not telling what I wear Scone rhymes with gone Round here, they add 'I did' the sentences, as in 'I went into town, I did' Posh? Me? I've been called worse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Sorry Bron....I'm not getting that! scone spelt 's gone! The fastest cake's gone. This is very hard to put into words. Are you understanding me? Try saying 'It's gone' really quickly and you might get it. I always understood that scone (as in gone) was Scottish and scone (as in phone) is English. But isn't the Scottish seat thing a scone (as in scoon)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 That'll be the scottish throne ginette the stone of scone pronounced scoon We like to be different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Yes Ginette - I would visit 'skoon' palace but eat a 'skon' . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 a skon with jam and clotted cream, mmmmm. schooner of sherry anyone?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Sorry Bron....I'm not getting that! scone spelt 's gone! The fastest cake's gone. This is very hard to put into words. Are you understanding me? Try saying 'It's gone' really quickly and you might get it. Got it now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Sorry Louise and Fee, I didn't mean to be rude about your throne. Reading back, it seemed a bit dismissive. I'm gald I was right about the pronunciation though. Strange you should eat a scon then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 In our house we call scone as in stone We have 2 loos toilet habits are wees & dumps Underwear is knickers - even hubby calls his boxers knickers! Claret - Rosie is not alone calling it front & back bum. I did the same when I was little & my sister called her front bum....a lucy!!!!!???? We also say lickle (little) & keckle (kettle) in our house - due to hubby being a Lancashire lad. We used to call sweets - GROTS! & we used to call stew.....tayter ash! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 My dad used to be a milkman, & said the fastest milk was pateurised (geddit- past your eyes?) *groans* Back to the "you know you are old theme" I have just filled in an online survey where you have to scroll down for your date of birth- it takes a long time to get to 1972 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 She wears knickers, not telling what I wear You dont have to tell us what you wear as you dont wear anything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
