Not sure if anyone has posted this before, but here you go
http://bridgetofthenorth.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/middlesbrough-smoggie-translation/ (http://bridgetofthenorth.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/middlesbrough-smoggie-translation/)
:)
Though I didn't know Smoggies say 'fillum' for film.
Always assumed that was just an Irish pronunciation. :-\
Having lived for a long time in Nottinghamshire there were also a lot of words that were very familiar.
Cheers - Phil.
Quote'fillum' for film.
Always assumed that was just an Irish pronunciation.
Our Scottish neighbours in the 70s used to say "fillum" as well.
Chimley -chimney
Boooook - Book
Loook - look
Spuggy - sparrow
Quote from: Steve J on 19 March 2013, 07:41:11 AM
Our Scottish neighbours in the 70s used to say "fillum" as well.
You learn something every day ! :)
Cheers - Phil.
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You seem to have a lot of words for "idiot". ;)
Quote from: Hertsblue on 19 March 2013, 09:58:26 AM
You seem to have a lot of words for "idiot". ;)
Makems and Geordies to the North, Yorkshiremen to the South. Needs must.
Half of those seem pretty generic slang to me :-\
Many we used as kids, though you don't hear 'flid' anymore :-X
Reet proppa good read that, cheeyaz f'the laffs!
W'mutha and w'fatha are Geordies by the way but ah wuz bawn a suthern soft shyte, in that London y'kna. Not w'fault like. Tho' it is w'faut that ah now live in the city of Bawth. But ah try an' read Viz t'mek up fer it.
Anyway, cheeyaz again, regawds an' that, Rob.