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Re: Soft Mick.
A fast-declining dialect, more's the pity.
I once got told off by my mother for saying "I was agate" at home. It was not acceptable in our house but my dad used to say "Making Layo'ers for medlars" in response to "What are you doing, dad?". As explained in another thread, some time ago, I believe it refers to nets laid over medlar pears.
"Mard" was a word we used and, amongst my friends, the expression "Pots for jamjars" was used for an idiot and we all knew what "skriking" meant.
The bad-tempered were referred to as being "crammed" or "nowty" and our elderly next-door neighbour would call anyone whose honesty was a bit suspect an "ill 'un".
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