Dialect/slang

Si · Post by Si » Wed 06 Feb, 2008 9:15 am

Hi Trojan,Cloche is French for bell, and is used in English to describe something bell-shaped, ie- cloche-hat.

arry_awk · Post by **arry_awk** » Wed 06 Feb, 2008 5:06 pm

HiSteve Jones.Does the Leeds/Liverpool canal run through Manchester?Sure it wasn't the Manchester Ship Canal you meant?Either that or the River Irwell (for the duckweed!!)Looked on the google map and it sez that The Wigan/Leigh branch of the LLCanal joins a further network at the Bridgewater Canal,so mebbe this bit is what you meant?CheersArry

Steve Jones · Post by **Steve Jones** » Thu 07 Feb, 2008 7:44 pm

I lived at chadderton just near to the borfer with rochdale. I might be mistaken as to which canal it was as i would have been about 7 or 8 as we moved to Blackpool in 1966 and this was the year before then. the canal wasn't fully functional being filled in in places which was why duckweed had grown in the stagnant bit. our dog thought he was jumping onto grass when he did it. he stank to high heaven on coming out, and had an aversion to rivers and canals after that.

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Thu 07 Feb, 2008 11:02 pm

Steve Jones wrote: I lived at chadderton just near to the borfer with rochdale. I might be mistaken as to which canal it was as i would have been about 7 or 8 as we moved to Blackpool in 1966 and this was the year before then. the canal wasn't fully functional being filled in in places which was why duckweed had grown in the stagnant bit. our dog thought he was jumping onto grass when he did it. he stank to high heaven on coming out, and had an aversion to rivers and canals after that. I'm not sure which canal it would be. Could it have been part of the Rochdale canal -which has been restored through to Hebden Bridge to join the Calder and Hebble navigation. There certainly used to be a pub on Broadway in Chadderton called the Boat and Horses.

Steve Jones · Post by **Steve Jones** » Tue 12 Feb, 2008 3:50 pm

Yes it was the rochdale cnal as you say. The Boat and Horses was just a few streets away from us. i used to go past it on the towpath. It has now been rebuilt as a big modern pub last time I went past it.

Si · Post by Si » Tue 12 Feb, 2008 4:38 pm

Is the pronunciation of direction or Director's with a very short "i" sound as opposed to d-eye-rection a local thing?

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Tue 12 Feb, 2008 10:56 pm

Si wrote: Is the pronunciation of direction or Director's with a very short "i" sound as opposed to d-eye-rection a local thing? Dunno I use both. I would probably say Film Director with the short "i" but but Director of Activities (say) with a long "i".

Pashy · Post by **Pashy** » Wed 13 Feb, 2008 1:53 am

STRANGE CONVERSATIONS IN LOINERLANDWhen I was in Bramley in 1970 I knocked around with my RL mates and girlfriends.One bloke was called Seamus and whenever we were all in a pub he used to order his girlfriend to:-S----Whipoff,ganoff and gerus oneGF--Wotyawant?S----An umdumock sandwich, a packet a wambanuts and a pastie.The girl used to go to the cig machine and bring back a packet of PlayersIn that era there were two middle aged mates called Jacky Cogill and Bingo Barker who worked in a brewery in Kirkstall and boozed round the Bramley pubs.They would prop the bar and sup in silence until Jacky would say:---"Wotdya reckon Bing" ?Bingo would put his pint down and always answer---" Boom Boom Zing Zing Oh Boy".That was all anyone ever them say.SeeyaAndy

arry_awk · Post by **arry_awk** » Wed 13 Feb, 2008 5:28 pm

Hi PashyGuess you missed the two guys in white coatsand padded van who took 'em away?Characters all!ArryPS No,sorry I don't remember those guys.Bound to get a reply or two if you hang on!OO! Bamalama shi bam boom bang!(There goes one now!)

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Thu 14 Feb, 2008 10:23 pm

Scoddy = small.