Dialect/slang

Si · Post by Si » Mon 21 Jan, 2008 10:27 am

Hi Andy,New Wortley is the area around the jail bordered to the north by the railway/canal/river and to the east by Holbeck, roughly.I don't know about the school, I'm afraid, but my dad went to West Leeds, late 40s early 50s at a guess.

arry_awk · Post by **arry_awk** » Tue 22 Jan, 2008 9:46 pm

Hi Pashy and welcome!Your in for a treat when you try REAL alemate! Beats the hell out of XXXX and Fosters!Did you ever see the Fosters ad. on telly withPaul Hogan standing on an underground(London)platform and a Japanese tourist asked him'Pleese sir, What best way to Cockfosters?'Paul just said out of the corner of his mouth,Serve it WARM mate'!Anyway hope we can have a SL get togetherwhen you arrive back in UK! Guess you'll find its changed a bit in Leeds! You'll miss the soot for a start!One item in your Dialect list. I think you probably rememberthat they used to call the tendons in the hand,'GUIDERS'not girders! That's what IRN Bru is made from!(Scottish Tizer!). All for now.cheers beers Arry

Pashy · Post by **Pashy** » Wed 23 Jan, 2008 3:54 am

Arry,thanks for the welcome.It would be great to meet up with a S/L hophead to point me in the right direction to Real Ale & Real Pubs.A mate of mine over here from Bramley (Terry Sheard) raves on about the nectar with great pride. I cant wait.Beer IS more than a breakfast drink.More wordssally gash--salvation armytwo penneth a dropdead-- exhaustedclotched--- banned from a pubclouts--- knickers or wacks to the headrhymies---underpantschinky--- chinese cafescrew the nut--- headbuttpo--- chamber pott'stone--- pub urinalI seem to be on a theme here.Dont listen to Hogan, Forsters is cocked whatever the temperature.CatchyaPashy

Steve Jones · Post by **Steve Jones** » Wed 23 Jan, 2008 2:29 pm

Fascinating thread. As an "off cummed un" from lancashire (i am just here on missionary work, taken me 22 years so far

)I am interested in dialect. i notice a lot of words in common for West Yorkshire and Lancs.I love doylem although I have seen it spely 2doilum" which knocks out the Irish idea mentioned earlier in the thread.i thought it might be animal related. any old farmers on here?a North yorks word is "mullock" used to describe a headstrong idiot of a mess as in "He made a right mullock of it", this derives from a name for a young calf and the type of actions they perform.One that used ti baffle my Yorkshire girlfriends was "side" as in "please side the table" meaning to clear up. I haven't come across it on this side of the pennines (I am a Mancunian originally, hence the webbed feet<G>). Anyone heard it over here?

Steve Jones · Post by **Steve Jones** » Wed 23 Jan, 2008 2:31 pm

That of course should have been spelt "doilum". Note to self, don't type as fast and check before posting!

arry_awk · Post by **arry_awk** » Wed 23 Jan, 2008 3:47 pm

Hi Jonesy, and welcome to thee an'all!Yes, the word 'Side' or 'siden up' the washed plates and cutleryafter a meal, meant stacking them on t'SIDEboard,or dresser. AMuch used phrase on my dad's side (!) of the family. Mum of coursedidn't use the word as she was from Salford of Irish parents!Another derivative was to 'Sam' your tools up, meaning to put them away in their proper place! (never worked that one out!)Another one peculiar to Leeds was " Sittin' ont'corser edge'laikin taws or pulling strings of 'gas tar' from the cobbles (setts)on hot days! Better than playdough but mucky!Presume 'Corser' was short for the kerb at the side of the Causeway.(Road)More latercheersArry

arry_awk · Post by **arry_awk** » Wed 23 Jan, 2008 4:08 pm

Back to Pashy!That last one should be 'P stone' (Anotherword for gents' urinal), or in OZ parlance, 'Point percyat the porcelain!' (There is another thread for Lost loo's,if you haven't seen it yet!).Paul can be forgiven for the Fosters' praise,not being acquainted with the good stuff. Friend of ours from Canada couldn't understandwhy his bottle of 'Black Sheep' wasn't ice cold! He had to have a tinnie of Carlsberg from the fridge to help him recover! Strange ideas these colonials have!More laterArry

Steve Jones · Post by **Steve Jones** » Wed 23 Jan, 2008 4:39 pm

Thanks arry!you know I never thought about SIDEboard in all these years but you are right, ta!I have also come across "Causey" as in "playing int causey" from causeway.Incidentally i believe causeway was often used when a road was used to a quarry or railway rather than just a normal one?

arry_awk · Post by **arry_awk** » Wed 23 Jan, 2008 5:35 pm

Yes It's the general term for a raised roadaccording to my ancient Collins! Altho' if youthink about it the kerb was the raised part of the pavement adjacent to the causeway so it WASthe 'causer edge' which ever way you view it!Clear? Thought not! me neither!EEEEH, it wo'fun ,even if we didget us 'trowsisarses' black as t'fireback!Shutting down dow. More tomorrow with luck!Arry

Post by **tyke bhoy** » Wed 23 Jan, 2008 9:51 pm

might be mistaken but I seem to remember quarter edge being used for the kerb stones. not much of a corruption to "causer edge"