Egluntyne Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 BUT apart from Fee does anyone else know what I mean when I say I am off for my 'piece' It was sort of baby talk, like choo choo (train) 'piece' I thought it was what a Scottish workman took in his tupperware box for his dinner (sorry - midday meal, whatever you call it). I used to, and still do, call it 'pack-up' - not sure where that came from tho! In Sheffield it is known as "Snap" ..........can't imagine why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted June 29, 2007 Author Share Posted June 29, 2007 Kate says 'Pack ups' as well - it took me a while to work out what she was doing every evening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 We have packed lunches. My favourite quote from my DD1 is "Mummy, when can I be a packed lunch?" She had just started school and was nearly 5. She had school dinners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 We have packed lunches. My favourite quote from my DD1 is "Mummy, when can I be a packed lunch?" Well I expect she is good enough to eat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starboyhull Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 We also have "pack-ups"....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Pack ups? Yes, definitely. It's what LSH has always said and it's kind of caught on. I grew up with packed lunches though 'cos I'm posher than wot 'e is . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted June 29, 2007 Author Share Posted June 29, 2007 I kept thinking you were planning to leave home I say packed lunches as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 I kept thinking you were planning to leave home When faced with the mess here sometimes, that is very tempting . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Packed Lunches here too Also Toilet, Scones (gone), Breakfast, Lunch & Tea, Frount room, Settee & Supper is an after Tea TV snack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina C Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Egluntine I lived in a Midlands mining village - the miners all had 'snap'. I think its because working underground was so mucky they had to have very airtight containers to keep their food clean - probably these were orginally made of tin and had something that made a 'snap sound when closed? Just guessing really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina C Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Oh and Layla asked me recently why she has packed lunch on some days but school dinners on others. And sometime we have tea and sometimes we have dinner - depends on whther we had our 'main meal at lunchtime or not! No wonder she gets confused! We all agree on scone as in gone but OH has a bath (Lancashire lad) while I have a barth..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted June 29, 2007 Author Share Posted June 29, 2007 Oh! don't get me started on Barth, grarrrsss!!!! etc. Carl originates from Cheshire but has mostly lost his accent apart from words like bath. If we comment on his pronunciation of vowels, he reminds us that there is no 'r' in bath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina C Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starboyhull Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 I've just been laughing at the last few posts........We say "bath" without the "r" and scone as in scone with the "e" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Egluntine I lived in a Midlands mining village - the miners all had 'snap'. I think its because working underground was so mucky they had to have very airtight containers to keep their food clean - probably these were orginally made of tin and had something that made a 'snap sound when closed? Just guessing really. Sounds about right! You take your "Snap" to work in a "Snap Tin". Whether it is made of tin or plastic....it is still a "Snap Tin". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Oh! don't get me started on Barth, grarrrsss!!!! etc. Carl originates from Cheshire but has mostly lost his accent apart from words like bath. If we comment on his pronunciation of vowels, he reminds us that there is no 'r' in bath Does Carl follow 'lurries' on the road? My wife does (she's from Middlewich in Cheshire). Her dad, a builder, would take his 'baggin' to work for his dinner (when I would take pack-up and Egluntine would take her snap). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 I'd say Lurrie. (Mancunian) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 yoohoo - I'm from Sandbach and I say baggin' too. We also say buzz for bus. When i lived in Germany - they used to laugh at how I said funny. The 'U' was a real uh!!!! My hubby takes the mick a bit out of Crewe people ( in particular the chavs ). Their A's become Ahhhh's so just imagine saying the folowing!!!! Paaaaark on the Caaaaarrrr Parrrk near Aaaaarrrrgos, look round the Maaaaaarket and get a baaaaaaargain for nine nine eee nine! That is exactly how the Crewe Chavvies talk! It should read park on the car park near Argos, look round the market & get a bargain for nine ninety nine. The chavs don't pronounce their T's and very often they change TH to an F for example Fursday (thursday). Oh & school becomes skoowul. It really really makes me cringe & I was from Crewe originally!!!!! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Here in Banbers, they call everyone 'duck'. I'm only just getting used to it after 13 years here Em, thanks for confirming my choice in underwear, remind me to give you a wedgie next time I see you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 They say "Duck" in Sheffield too. My favourite is the "taaaduck" you get if you hold a door open for someone ....or similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 People from Stoke on trent / the potteries (clayheads) call you duck too - I think it's lovely! Their favourite saying being ' eh up duck'! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 I'm from Sandbach and I say baggin' too.We also say buzz for bus. My hubby takes the mick a bit out of Crewe people ( in particular the chavs ). Their A's become Ahhhh's so just imagine saying the folowing!!!! The chavs don't pronounce their T's and very often they change TH to an F for example Fursday (thursday). It really really makes me cringe & I was from Crewe originally!!!!! Emma.x My father in law lives in Sandbach. And I remember the Crewe folk club back in the late 60's - I seem to remember that it was actually on a Fursday night in a pub on the road near the rail station. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 They say "Duck" in Sheffield too. My favourite is the "taaaduck" you get if you hold a door open for someone ....or similar. They say "bab" round here I always thought a 'piece' was an open sandwich of one piece of bread (hence piece I suppose ) with butter and maybe jam if you were lucky. I used to get offered this when I was little by a friends mum and always declined. I was too embarrassed to ask what it was and my (North Yorkshire) mother didn't know. Do they use "duck" as far south as Derbyshire? My grandfather (North Yorkshire) used to use the word "yacht" for hot. He also used the word "wick" a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Duck's used in Lincolnshire all the time. I'm a Cambridgeshire girl but did my nurse training in Lincolnshire and was amazed at the number of times I was called "duck" or "me duck" in a day . Dad is always going on about people getting on his wick and if it's stormy, it's either "black over Will's mother's" (dad's side) or "black over Mucky Bennett's" (mum's side). Just been talking to Mum and she was saying that when she was playing in the playground, they used to yell "crosses" if they wanted a break and didn't want to get tigged. We used to shout "exes". Any other variations? If the garden is full of birds or frogs or whatever, we also say "more (whatever) than you can shake a stick at". Anyone else say that or is it a family saying that's stuck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 My Grandmum says that if something is a mess it looks like "The wreck of the Hesperus" I think it was a ship that sunk or something, but I have no idea why she says it "You will get a cold in your Kidneys" is also a favourite & apparantly if you chew gum & swallow it,it will wrap itself around your heart & kill you (How???) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
