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03-09-2016, 20:15
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What does YON mean????
Despite supporting Stanley for over a decade, I'm still to understand all the local slang.
Can someone kindly explain what yon means?
My best mate Cashman likes to use it (alot!).
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03-09-2016, 20:45
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Re: What does YON mean????
You serious? Quite simple - if something's over yon, it means it's over there. Or if someone says yon Mon it means that person.
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03-09-2016, 21:28
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Re: What does YON mean????
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You serious? Quite simple - if something's over yon, it means it's over there. Or if someone says yon Mon it means that person.
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Eh Dav di has covered it pretty well, no big deal as in 60s there were a few words of scouse i' was knackered wi.trouble is me memorys getting knackered now n i cant remember what they were, ok la. or i woulda asked yeh,
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04-09-2016, 07:51
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Re: What does YON mean????
always one who,s in favoir of keeping local words and phrases alive. local news should be given by a person with a local dialect. can get you in trouble though as one thing can at times mean another in some parts of the country.
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04-09-2016, 08:45
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Re: What does YON mean????
Cashy's not as green as tha'art cabbage looking tha knows
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04-09-2016, 09:08
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Re: What does YON mean????
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Originally Posted by DAV007
Despite supporting Stanley for over a decade, I'm still to understand all the local slang.
Can someone kindly explain what yon means?
My best mate Cashman likes to use it (alot!).
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As Yonmon I could go off on one of my convoluted dissertations at this point Dav.....and although sorely tempted...I'll control myself !.
Sufficient to say that a reasonable translation of 'Yonmon' would read thus...
' That gentleman over there ! '.....which, I suppose makes me that gentleman over there !.
Nuff sed theer lad !.
ON STANLEY.....ON TO GREATER THINGS !!.
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04-09-2016, 10:47
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Re: What does YON mean????
The Oxford dictionary definition is: yon - definition of yon in English from the Oxford dictionary
yon
Pronunciation: /jɒn/
literary or dialect
determine r& adverb
Yonder; that:
[as determiner]: there’s some big ranches yon side of the Sierra
pronoun
Yonder person or thing: what do you make of yon?
Origin
Old English geon, of Germanic origin; related to German jener 'that one'.
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04-09-2016, 11:26
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Coffin Dodger.
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Re: What does YON mean????
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Originally Posted by yerself
The Oxford dictionary definition is: yon - definition of yon in English from the Oxford dictionary
yon
Pronunciation: /jɒn/
literary or dialect
determine r& adverb
Yonder; that:
[as determiner]: there’s some big ranches yon side of the Sierra
pronoun
Yonder person or thing: what do you make of yon?
Origin
Old English geon, of Germanic origin; related to German jener 'that one'.
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Aye but dictionarys an Dav dont go together,
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04-09-2016, 11:28
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Re: What does YON mean????
Quote:
Originally Posted by yerself
The Oxford dictionary definition is: yon - definition of yon in English from the Oxford dictionary
yon
Pronunciation: /jɒn/
literary or dialect
determine r& adverb
Yonder; that:
[as determiner]: there’s some big ranches yon side of the Sierra
pronoun
Yonder person or thing: what do you make of yon?
Origin
Old English geon, of Germanic origin; related to German jener 'that one'.
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So erudite Yerself !.... I am impressed !.
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04-09-2016, 11:30
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Re: What does YON mean????
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Originally Posted by cashman
Aye but dictionarys an Dav dont go together,
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O.E.D. ? ..... Q.E.D. again ?.
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04-09-2016, 11:47
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Coffin Dodger.
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Re: What does YON mean????
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Originally Posted by yonmon
O.E.D. ? ..... Q.E.D. again ?.
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No you demonstrate, i dont do it.
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04-09-2016, 12:08
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Re: What does YON mean????
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No you demonstrate, i dont do it.
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It is in the past tense so it has already been done.
"Yonder peasant who is he" just old English back to the topic.
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04-09-2016, 12:13
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Re: What does YON mean????
To keep this 'on topic' , one of my favourite dialect words, which I've never heard outside of Accy and rarely hear it there now, is ' punce'.
But maybe some of the long ball aficionados in the moaners' stand still use it.
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04-09-2016, 12:23
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Coffin Dodger.
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Re: What does YON mean????
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Originally Posted by Exile on Spencer St
To keep this 'on topic' , one of my favourite dialect words, which I've never heard outside of Accy and rarely hear it there now, is ' punce'.
But maybe some of the long ball aficionados in the moaners' stand still use it.
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Yeh wont hear it down yon, they cant speak english.
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04-09-2016, 17:27
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Re: What does YON mean????
what does punce mean?
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