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Old 30-08-2011, 09:12   #264
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Re: Old local expressions

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Originally Posted by Bob Dobson View Post
Garinda's use of 'thisen' interests me. I hear nothing except 'thisel' in Accrington and it wasn't until I met up with people from other towns that I heard thisen' I have always thought it more Yorkshire than Lanky.
The say, I think, actually originates from the Doncaster area Bob, Lived with a woman who was born and bred in Donny and her parents used that saying all the time, meaning Yourself
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