Dialect/slang

BarFly · Post by **BarFly** » Sun 08 Apr, 2012 4:04 pm

A friend uses the expression "loosing" and he's from Bradford so I think it could be a Yorkshire thing rather than a specific area.

book · Post by **book** » Sun 08 Apr, 2012 4:53 pm

Geographically Morley looks well placed to have been where the dialects of Yorkshire merged, West Riding meets North and the difference from South Yorks just down the road to the West Riding dialect of Leeds nearer the North is vast. As children growing up in Leeds we used the word losin.

Johnny39 · Post by **Johnny39** » Sun 08 Apr, 2012 5:45 pm

"Little pigs have big ears", this was said to kids, where I lived in Harehills, that tried to join in adult conversations. If this has been mentioned in earlier messages I apologise.

majorhoundii · Post by **majorhoundii** » Sun 08 Apr, 2012 7:12 pm

Johnny39 wrote: "Little pigs have big ears", this was said to kids, where I lived in Harehills, that tried to join in adult conversations. If this has been mentioned in earlier messages I apologise. A version of "children should be seen and not heard" perhaps?

jim · Post by **jim** » Sun 08 Apr, 2012 8:28 pm

BarFly wrote: A friend uses the expression "loosing" and he's from Bradford so I think it could be a Yorkshire thing rather than a specific area. In a similar vein, as an apprentice when, having rebuilt a dismantled machine, a part was found to be "left over":-Apprentice "What shall I do with this?"Fitter "Aah, kick it about while yer loss it".

Johnny39 · Post by **Johnny39** » Sun 08 Apr, 2012 8:45 pm

majorhoundii wrote: Johnny39 wrote: "Little pigs have big ears", this was said to kids, where I lived in Harehills, that tried to join in adult conversations. If this has been mentioned in earlier messages I apologise. A version of "children should be seen and not heard" perhaps? I think so.

Johnny39 · Post by **Johnny39** » Sun 08 Apr, 2012 8:55 pm

"You're a bigger liar than Tom Pepper and he were 'ung for it", was another familiar expression. I think this has naval connotations.

majorhoundii · Post by **majorhoundii** » Sun 08 Apr, 2012 9:42 pm

jim wrote: BarFly wrote: A friend uses the expression "loosing" and he's from Bradford so I think it could be a Yorkshire thing rather than a specific area. In a similar vein, as an apprentice when, having rebuilt a dismantled machine, a part was found to be "left over":-Apprentice "What shall I do with this?"Fitter "Aah, kick it about while yer loss it". That reminds me of the apprentice at Levertons, Gildersome who reubuilt a CAT D8 engine. The Cat engine in those days had double headed cotterpins in the big end of the connecting rod. As the engine was being wheeled away to be put on test the apprentice picked up the box of cotter pins and said "what do I do with these?"

Caron · Post by **Caron** » Sun 08 Apr, 2012 11:34 pm

stutterdog wrote: Caron wrote: BarFly wrote: Caron wrote: Heck, Uno Hoo, small world int it.I don't know the name of the butcher but he did lovely pork pies and sausage rolls and he was a nice chap. I haven't been back to Farsley for a few years but I have Google street viewed it and the shops are nothing like as good as they were. When my husband and I divorced, I didn't need a car as I could get everything I needed on Town Street. That's what really bugs me now, the fact that the bigger stores have taken over yet you've to travel miles to get to them. They wonder why there's no community spirit anymore....that's because there is no such thing as community anymore! My beloved Auntie and Uncle live in Farsley and I think they find most of what they need in local shops. Farsley does seem to be a good little community with some real pub, shops and tradesmen. Sadly the local shops, pubs and the like are going all over Leeds and being replaced with, well, I'm not sure -- wat are they building since not even flats make any money any more? Down here there doesn't seem to be much building work going on and when there is it's often some really expensive retirement homes in Bournemouth. Shops that close down re open as charity shops or cafe's. Poole high street used to be great. You were spoilt for choice at one time. Asda and Tesco seem to spring up in the blink of an eye. It's the same everywhere it seems.As this is the Dialect/Slang page I'm going to end this with a.....Eee by gum When I moved to Farsley in the 70's there was a pork butchers on Town St. Everybody called it "Pork Jim's). I dont know the ownwers surname. It was opposite the New Inn.In those days there were 2 bakers shops too! Hello Stutterdog Yes, I remember Jim at the pork butchers. I couldn't remember his name though. I left you a comment somewhere re Farsley but can't remember where I put it! There was a bakers behind the fish n chip shop (sort of) and a lovely bakers on the corner of the road where the church is. I think it was mother and son who owned it. Lovely bread and currant tea cakes I was very friendly with the couple who ran the (old) Farsley post office as I worked at the post office in Horsforth town street. Farsley was a place I was very happy to live in. I really miss those days. I must look up where you are on Google as place names escape me. Not age, it's just that I didn't really pay attention..haha.

TMcP · Post by **TMcP** » Sun 08 Apr, 2012 11:36 pm

[quotenick="Jogon"] Geordie-exile wrote: Jogon wrote: Other words I recall elderly relatives 70+ in the 60's saying "Wisht" or similar meaning "be quiet", "wisht child" etc.A general Leeds saying also seemed to be "Right, monkey" It was indeed. Al Read's catchphrase.Erm, I wonder why Jogon's relatives were always saying 'Wisht child'? Funny that. Never thought of it like that! Now you mention it, Grandad did turn his hearing aid off when I visited. My mum (from Birstall) used to say 'right monkey jackie', and also 'od tha wisht' meaning be quiet