Good old English

[Aggers]

I've just been thinking about how some people used to talk when I was a lad back in the 1930s.

We lived in a small market town in the Midlands. Most people there had very parochial views.
If someone lived 'out-of-town' it could mean anywhere from a few miles to a few hundred miles.

Some townspeople always spoke in strange ways, for example...

"Wirze E agooin?" (Where's he going?)

"Err ain a gooin" (She isn't going)

"Err wuzz thur uv im" (She was there with him)

And referring to a car.. "Donor goo" (Doesn't she go)

No doubt other towns had similar ways of using the language.

Any comments?

It's odd that I never picked up some of these sayings.

[Kaz]

The local accent here in Gloucester is very strong with older people, it is slow and drawling and very 'West Country' but the youngsters speak much more quickly and with a lesser accent. You can still tell it's Glawster though lol

[tonicha]

Open thit door for e ut.

Proper Wilshire - and I did leave the t out.

Wiltshire for open that door for him - apparently

[JoM]

The local accent where I live is very like the one you describe Aggers.

Did ee goo?
No ee ay bin yet.
Wenz ee gooin then?
Ar doh no.

Translated as;
Did he go?
No, he hasn't been yet.
When is he going then?
I don't know.

It's strong regardless of age. Joe's picked it up from friends at school and I'm often picking him up on it - "It's 'go', not 'goo'...speak properly!"

[Weka]

wazup cuz?
up da boohai.
qu? dat long drop of yous pretty ripe eh?
yeah, she's pretty pucka
she'll be right
gizza hand?
naff off, your hard case. you'll be home n hosed in no time
hooray

Hi there, how are you?
Not feeling too great
why? is that outdoor toilet of yours not smelling too good?
No, It's pretty broken right now, it needs a bit of attention to get working again
That's ok, it will be ok.
will you give me a hand in fixing it?
get lost, you are such a joker. you'll have it fixed soon.
bye





(well it is summer here and the topic of outdoor toilets is becoming quite common given the camping season)

[JoM]

Oh, and if anyone around here says "alright?" when they see you, they're not enquiring about the state of your health so don't bother going into detail, they're just saying hello.