Come again ? or what does that mean ! - Page 8

jaysay · 12-05-2010, 14:49

Another two word usages which I still use today are whatsamacallit and thingamajig, rough translation is an item or person who's name you've forgot

DaveinGermany · 13-05-2010, 14:01

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

PS to post #103
This thread is not needed - Dave in germany just needs to bookmark that link

Thanks MargR, but you've got to admit it certainly got people taking part & although the link should be good enough, its always better to speak to the people who know & use it.

Eric · 13-05-2010, 16:49

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Originally Posted by steeljack

What DaveinGermany doesn't realize is that at one time Accrington, Blackburn and Burnley all had different accents (easily recognizable if you were local), so I'm thinking someone talking Lancashire dialect from say Burnley would sound a bit different from someone from Blackburn (Blegburn)

Yeah ... one man's ginnel is another man's snickett.

Bernard Dawson · 13-05-2010, 17:11

I tend to think that Blackburn and Accrington accents are very similar. Burnley there's a slight difference. Nelson and around that area, a marked difference in my opinion.

I suppose Nelson is getting dangerously near to Yorkshire,which could well explain it.

steeljack · 13-05-2010, 17:25

Slight wander on local differences ...No idea if there is any truth in it , but my Son and his mate were visiting Gt Harwood a few years back, in one of the local pubs they were approached by a bunch of locals who asked them if they were from "Accy", when they told them no , they were from Germany they were told sorry "no problem, we thought you were from "Accy" because you are both so tall "
Does Accrington have a reputation for producing tall folk ? or are Arroders just height impaired

garinda · 13-05-2010, 17:34

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Originally Posted by steeljack

Slight wander on local differences ...No idea if there is any truth in it , but my Son and his mate were visiting Gt Harwood a few years back, in one of the local pubs they were approached by a bunch of locals who asked them if they were from "Accy", when they told them no , they were from Germany they were told sorry "no problem, we thought you were from "Accy" because you are both so tall "
Does Accrington have a reputation for producing tall folk ? or are Arroders just height impaired

No, Accringtonians are normal size.

Probably because much of Arrod is in the shadow of Whalley Nab, and doesn't get much sunlight.

Which means they are a town of munchkins, and anyone over 5'2'' draws attention to themselves.

MargaretR · 13-05-2010, 19:39

On my return to Ossy in 2002, from ventures afar as Dingleland and all points in between,
I did notice that there is a particular aspect to a man's gobbin face -
...a tendency for an oversized nose.
My son has it, men I see visiting their allotments have it, ... a big conk
...not jewish style...more 'bulbous'

DaveinGermany · 13-05-2010, 19:45

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

My son has it, men I see visiting their allotments have it, ... a big conk
...not jewish style...more 'bulbous'

What a wonderful turn of phrase Marge !!

made me chuckle !

Retlaw · 13-05-2010, 21:19

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Another two word usages which I still use today are whatsamacallit and thingamajig, rough translation is an item or person who's name you've forgot

Nay John, thas furgetten one ot muast important item in any tool box, a Doofer, itul do fur this an idl do fur thad,
Retlaw.

DaveinGermany · 13-05-2010, 21:29

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Originally Posted by Retlaw

a Doofer, itul do fur this an idl do fur thad,
Retlaw.

Which would be the equivalent of the Liverpool :-

Worrall = "What will" or Darrell = "That will" & Iddle = "It will"

MargaretR · 13-05-2010, 21:33

What about the phrase my mother used often -
It's a 'thing o' purpose' - whenever its purpose was not readily identifiable

garinda · 13-05-2010, 23:01

Why, when people were taken by suprise, or shocked, did they say 'Well, I'll go t'foot of our stairs'?

Why there?

acertun · 15-05-2010, 19:13

How come a woman is always referred to as ooh. As in oo's just gon shoppin.

yerself · 15-05-2010, 21:08

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

My son has it, men I see visiting their allotments have it, ... a big conk
...not jewish style...more 'bulbous'

Do you mean 'A nose with a little arse on the end' ? As Jim Royle would say.

jaysay · 16-05-2010, 15:37

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Originally Posted by Bernard Dawson

I tend to think that Blackburn and Accrington accents are very similar. Burnley there's a slight difference. Nelson and around that area, a marked difference in my opinion.

I suppose Nelson is getting dangerously near to Yorkshire,which could well explain it.

And Rossendale is a different kettle of fish altogether