Dialect/slang
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bramleylad wrote: FarnleyBloke wrote: "Just to add, how many people say Putsey and Bratford?"I've only just come across this thread but was interested in FarnleyBloke's question above.Being a Bramley lad I couldn't imagine pronouncing either placenames with d's, Putsey and Bratford just roll off the tongue.My better half though being a Garforth girl pronounces them with d's.I wonder where the line splitting the two pronunciations is. Somewhere between East & West Leeds I imagine. But where?How do you pronounce it & where were you dragged up? I agree I'm from Garforth and say it with a "d" other half is from Bramley and he says it with a "t". Is "cadge" (borrow/have) a local word ? As in can I cadge a lift orcan I cadge a cig ?
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slw wrote: bramleylad wrote: FarnleyBloke wrote: "Just to add, how many people say Putsey and Bratford?"I've only just come across this thread but was interested in FarnleyBloke's question above.Being a Bramley lad I couldn't imagine pronouncing either placenames with d's, Putsey and Bratford just roll off the tongue.My better half though being a Garforth girl pronounces them with d's.I wonder where the line splitting the two pronunciations is. Somewhere between East & West Leeds I imagine. But where?How do you pronounce it & where were you dragged up? I agree I'm from Garforth and say it with a "d" other half is from Bramley and he says it with a "t". Is "cadge" (borrow/have) a local word ? As in can I cadge a lift orcan I cadge a cig ? Love that word cadge. We have this firm who keep ringing us up at work to borrow tools. We have named the bloke from the firm inspector cadgeit!!!!