Dialect/slang

Chrism · Post by **Chrism** » Tue 28 Apr, 2009 6:22 pm

I don't know if this has been mentioned on this thread but I called the paving stones 'flags' today and my Midlands missus didn't know what the hell I was talking about.

Post by **chameleon** » Tue 28 Apr, 2009 6:44 pm

Chrism wrote: I don't know if this has been mentioned on this thread but I called the paving stones 'flags' today and my Midlands missus didn't know what the hell I was talking about. Common usage and correct as well. It's used to describe stone set down in the carboiferous period I think, and heavily quarried in several forms up a line of the country. Sandstone like this was commonly qquarried in industrial areas for building and roofs, notably in this region, around Elland thus sandstone paving stones can be Flags from Elland!

Bramleygal · Post by **Bramleygal** » Wed 29 Apr, 2009 1:26 am

I think it was "fair capped."

stodge. · Post by **stodge.** » Wed 29 Apr, 2009 1:09 pm

chameleon wrote: Chrism wrote: I don't know if this has been mentioned on this thread but I called the paving stones 'flags' today and my Midlands missus didn't know what the hell I was talking about. Common usage and correct as well. It's used to describe stone set down in the carboiferous period I think, and heavily quarried in several forms up a line of the country. Sandstone like this was commonly qquarried in industrial areas for building and roofs, notably in this region, around Elland thus sandstone paving stones can be Flags from Elland! Elland Flag was also quarried in Gledhow Valley Woods , dontyaknow.

Arry Awk · Post by **Arry Awk** » Sun 03 May, 2009 3:51 pm

stodge. wrote: chameleon wrote: Chrism wrote: I don't know if this has been mentioned on this thread but I called the paving stones 'flags' today and my Midlands missus didn't know what the hell I was talking about. Common usage and correct as well. It's used to describe stone set down in the carboiferous period I think, and heavily quarried in several forms up a line of the country. Sandstone like this was commonly qquarried in industrial areas for building and roofs, notably in this region, around Elland thus sandstone paving stones can be Flags from Elland! Elland Flag was also quarried in Gledhow Valley Woods , dontyaknow. My dad used to say,on a hot day,'Sun's that 'ot it's crackin' t'flags!'(MUST've been a scorcher!)Further to that desriptive, Mum,who was of Irish descent,would say.'Sun's splittin' the trees!'

Lilysmum · Post by **Lilysmum** » Fri 15 May, 2009 12:32 pm

"Rain coming down like stair rods" like it is today!!

Arry Awk · Post by **Arry Awk** » Mon 18 May, 2009 5:25 pm

Lilysmum wrote: "Rain coming down like stair rods" like it is today!! Something you don't hear anything of,these days is the oldermen and a few women with a strange (to me),way of speakingthe letter 'R' in certain words. Like a gargling throat clearing!Think of Dear old Norah Batty's husband,Wally.He would say something like " Eeeh! It wor'all Bghrrown(brown) an' cghrrrusty"(crusty) etc. I can't recall any other peoplespeaking that way anywhere else. Could have been an inbredreaction to the industrial smog,dust and soot in Leeds?

Lilysmum · Post by **Lilysmum** » Mon 18 May, 2009 5:58 pm

'Arry 'Awk wrote: Lilysmum wrote: "Rain coming down like stair rods" like it is today!! Something you don't hear anything of,these days is the oldermen and a few women with a strange (to me),way of speakingthe letter 'R' in certain words. Like a gargling throat clearing!Think of Dear old Norah Batty's husband,Wally.He would say something like " Eeeh! It wor'all Bghrrown(brown) an' cghrrrusty"(crusty) etc. I can't recall any other peoplespeaking that way anywhere else. Could have been an inbredreaction to the industrial smog,dust and soot in Leeds? Probably a speech impediment.Me and my sister used to get clattered once a month by our grandma when her insurance man called. We were warned beforehand to stay out of the way and"dont start tittering"because he couldn't pronounce "S".My grandma said he had too much dip!We waited for him to say the words " shceven and schixpence pleesch and it cracked us up every time,we were severley reprimanded and quite rightly so. Poor man! and to add to his troubles he had a built up shoe,very thick glasses and carried a satchel.

FLOJO · Post by **FLOJO** » Tue 19 May, 2009 2:34 am

Lilysmum wrote: 'Arry 'Awk wrote: Lilysmum wrote: "Rain coming down like stair rods" like it is today!! Something you don't hear anything of,these days is the oldermen and a few women with a strange (to me),way of speakingthe letter 'R' in certain words. Like a gargling throat clearing!Think of Dear old Norah Batty's husband,Wally.He would say something like " Eeeh! It wor'all Bghrrown(brown) an' cghrrrusty"(crusty) etc. I can't recall any other peoplespeaking that way anywhere else. Could have been an inbredreaction to the industrial smog,dust and soot in Leeds? Probably a speech impediment.Me and my sister used to get clattered once a month by our grandma when her insurance man called. We were warned beforehand to stay out of the way and"dont start tittering"because he couldn't pronounce "S".My grandma said he had too much dip!We waited for him to say the words " shceven and schixpence pleesch and it cracked us up every time,we were severley reprimanded and quite rightly so. Poor man! and to add to his troubles he had a built up shoe,very thick glasses and carried a satchel. Hi lilysmum, as a kid a friend of mine had a younger sister who also spoke as if she had a mouthful of slaver and we used to call shlick shlack, arnt kids cruel? but again we were about 12/13 at the time.

Si · Post by Si » Tue 19 May, 2009 9:25 pm

Lilysmum wrote: 'Arry 'Awk wrote: Lilysmum wrote: "Rain coming down like stair rods" like it is today!! Something you don't hear anything of,these days is the oldermen and a few women with a strange (to me),way of speakingthe letter 'R' in certain words. Like a gargling throat clearing!Think of Dear old Norah Batty's husband,Wally.He would say something like " Eeeh! It wor'all Bghrrown(brown) an' cghrrrusty"(crusty) etc. I can't recall any other peoplespeaking that way anywhere else. Could have been an inbredreaction to the industrial smog,dust and soot in Leeds? Probably a speech impediment.Me and my sister used to get clattered once a month by our grandma when her insurance man called. We were warned beforehand to stay out of the way and"dont start tittering"because he couldn't pronounce "S".My grandma said he had too much dip!We waited for him to say the words " shceven and schixpence pleesch and it cracked us up every time,we were severley reprimanded and quite rightly so. Poor man! and to add to his troubles he had a built up shoe,very thick glasses and carried a satchel. Must have been a nightmare at the greengrocer's..."Thixth theedleth that-thumath pleathe, and make it thnappy!"