Nice people thread part 8 - worth the wait

Itismehonest

lostinrates wrote: »

Or, in parts of the southwest.


"'Ee bought I a drink. I woz right made up, so eye'z went to bought hiz one and said, your glass, where'z he too?"

:rotfl: In Somerset but us'm wudn't.
I have picked up the less than grammatically correct "Where's that to?" but it combines with the Sarf East accent of my yoof so throws anyone who tries to work out exactly where I'm from.

neverdespairgirl

Irritating day. Sat about for ages, then got adjourned well after lunch. So pointless, really might as well have stayed in bed all day!

lostinrates

Itismehonest wrote: »

:rotfl: In Somerset but us'm wudn't.
I have picked up the less than grammatically correct "Where's that to?" but it combines with the Sarf East accent of my yoof so throws anyone who tries to work out exactly where I'm from.

I love where's he to. Dh and I say it often because its so brilliant. Occasionally I drop a y'all too, but it even surprises me.....it's way back there in some old used linguistic pattern I guess.

PasturesNew

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

I love pearls, but forgot to photograph the others today while it was light enough - sorry. I went to court instead, though!

For pearl smuggling this time..? You seem to have got away with it though

You're such a naughty chav, always in court!!

neverdespairgirl

PasturesNew wrote: »

For pearl smuggling this time..? You seem to have got away with it though

You're such a naughty chav, always in court!!

I always get away with it.

My sister, at her first week at school, announced loudly to the assembled throng of mothers awaiting infants at chucking-out time that "Daddy went to prison yesterday", without mentioning that he came home afterwards (-:

PasturesNew

A programme I haven't seen before is on the telly. BBC2 Auction Hero.

Bloke seems to have to buy antiques and sell them at a profit, to donate to charities. Not sure if he gets to pick the charities - but first he visits them and they identify a budget and what it's for. Then he buys stuff and sells it. He's just been to Palma, Italy and bought a lamp - and there's a table he's had in his shop for sale for a month. So there's a time element too.

The programme isn't "cheesy" like a lot of similar programmes have been before.

Itismehonest

PasturesNew wrote: »

When I first moved to Devon and heard the unnecessary "to" at the end of sentences .... I was fascinated and loved it

It is incredibly infectious.

I quite like regional accents but they seem to be dying out.
It's really only the older generation who speak in broad accents here now. The oldies tell me it's since the local schoolteachers (also raised with the same accents) went & new 'incomers' started. It's quite noticeable how differently the generations speak even though they may all still have the slight 'burr'.

Seeing how many of the youngsters today seem to think they have to walk & talk like someone from Harlem, I wonder exactly where the English language is going.

Itismehonest

I come from a particularly superstitious family. Pearls are tears of sorrow so the only way to get round it would be to buy them oneself. I'm not into jewellery, though. Just as well as I can't wear much without coming up in red patches or itchy lumps & bumps.

Nikkster

Itismehonest wrote: »

I come from a particularly superstitious family. Pearls are tears of sorrow so the only way to get round it would be to buy them oneself. I'm not into jewellery, though. Just as well as I can't wear much without coming up in red patches or itchy lumps & bumps.

My mum told me that you're not supposed to buy pearls for yourself (/ oneself:))?

Itismehonest

Nikkster wrote: »

My mum told me that you're not supposed to buy pearls for yourself (/ oneself:))?

:rotfl: That's the problem with superstitions. Everyone has their own versions.
How about gloves being parting gifts? If you give gloves you must put a coin with them for the return journey.