Author Chapter2 Posted December 2, 2006 Author Posted December 2, 2006 Love the link...I passed it on to some friends...should sound lovely with a southern accent! Talk about outter space! what a good example of what we are talking about, lol. Weird because it tends to be a well used word as well, however I had no idea of its origin, so me being me, I had to look it up. Twig = Understand or Comprehend, according to an on-line dictionary, perhaps from Irish & Scottish Gaelic tuig- understand. So do you twig me now Kymberann, lol. Around the area ok the UK I live in, we use the word Mardy alot, which means sulky, whining and moaning. People say don't be so mardy. Also I love the word Numptie, which means stupid person. This time of year, I get told off for being Nesh, which means I'm feeling cold when other people think that its not cold outside. Also another great word here, Faffing, which means messing about. These last few are all from the northern part of England, Yorkshire, although I'm about 70 miles away from there. Quite possibly they are used in other parts of the UK but I know I have used the word Mardy elsewhere and people think I'm from outerspace. lol. If anyone is interested have a look at the following link, some really funny words that we use. http://www.bbc.co.uk/northyorkshire/voices2005/glossary/glossary.shtml I think I might start putting some of terms in any future threads, .
Author Chapter2 Posted December 2, 2006 Author Posted December 2, 2006 Any chance you'll be getting private message access soon POM? Mardy! Twigging! So cool. I am also a Nesh so I understand that one. When I have time I'll have to share some surf slang with you. Hugs!
PoshPrincess Posted December 4, 2006 Posted December 4, 2006 Around the area ok the UK I live in, we use the word Mardy alot, which means sulky, whining and moaning. People say don't be so mardy. Also I love the word Numptie, which means stupid person. This time of year, I get told off for being Nesh, which means I'm feeling cold when other people think that its not cold outside. Also another great word here, Faffing, which means messing about. These last few are all from the northern part of England, Yorkshire, although I'm about 70 miles away from there. Quite possibly they are used in other parts of the UK but I know I have used the word Mardy elsewhere and people think I'm from outerspace. lol. This is a really cool thread and defo makes a change from all the whinging we do about our MM/WS or whatever. Yep, the above are defo northern English expressions although, even though I'm from London I DO understand them. Must watch too many soap operas! I worry that people on here who are from the States won't always understand what the hell I'm on about (is hell a blasphemous word? Should I be writing h**l or something? What I think of as everyday language is English (or even Southern England) slang to most people! Good to hear the different expressions for the physical. For example, does 'making out' mean having sex or just kissing, petting, etc? Maybe that also depends on what part of USA you're from or what geeration. When I was a teenager 'getting off with' always meant kissing, etc but to other people in the UK I've spoken to they take it as meaning 'having sex'. Another one - you guys from USA say 'p**sed' meaning being annoyed with someone. Here in the UK we generally say 'p**sed off' (among other things). Over here 'p**sed' normally means being drunk! NearlyThere, I used to work with a girl from Yorkshire who had this expression (just an example) "I am working three while five" today whereas I would say "Three till five" and she used to laugh at us southerners for saying (for example) "I've got one of those 'indoors'" rather than "back home". The list could go on............
PoshPrincess Posted December 4, 2006 Posted December 4, 2006 Jeez, I've already noticed a few typos (typing errors) in my last post!
pricillia Posted December 4, 2006 Posted December 4, 2006 In keeping with the direction this forum seems to be taking instead of what it was intended for... "Support and discussion for those who find themselves involved with a committed partner"... How many of you wish we had access to spell check on the OM/OW forum? The discussions get so heated that I know I, for one, post to hastily sometimes and absolutely butcher the English language almost every time I post. I would love to have access to spell check on this site. no it is alright, just want to let everyone know that advice is spelled with a c not a s it is advice, no advise, isn't that another meaning " To advise"
PoshPrincess Posted December 4, 2006 Posted December 4, 2006 no it is alright, just want to let everyone know that advice is spelled with a c not a s it is advice, no advise, isn't that another meaning " To advise" Funny you should say that but I know the diff between 'advise' and 'advice' ('advise' being the verb and 'advice' being the noun - God, I really DID learn something at school) which is how I remember the diff between the spellings of 'licence (the noun)' and 'license (the verb)', although I notice in the States that 'licence' as in 'driving licence' is spelt as 'license'. Am I right? I'm sure there's another word I remember this way too but can't think off-hand.
NearlyThere Posted December 4, 2006 Posted December 4, 2006 This is a really cool thread and defo makes a change from all the whinging we do about our MM/WS or whatever. Yep, the above are defo northern English expressions although, even though I'm from London I DO understand them. Must watch too many soap operas! I worry that people on here who are from the States won't always understand what the hell I'm on about (is hell a blasphemous word? Should I be writing h**l or something? What I think of as everyday language is English (or even Southern England) slang to most people! Good to hear the different expressions for the physical. For example, does 'making out' mean having sex or just kissing, petting, etc? Maybe that also depends on what part of USA you're from or what geeration. When I was a teenager 'getting off with' always meant kissing, etc but to other people in the UK I've spoken to they take it as meaning 'having sex'. Another one - you guys from USA say 'p**sed' meaning being annoyed with someone. Here in the UK we generally say 'p**sed off' (among other things). Over here 'p**sed' normally means being drunk! NearlyThere, I used to work with a girl from Yorkshire who had this expression (just an example) "I am working three while five" today whereas I would say "Three till five" and she used to laugh at us southerners for saying (for example) "I've got one of those 'indoors'" rather than "back home". The list could go on............ Three while Five, that really is a Yorkshire expression, lol. Was very surprised when I heard it first time. Certain people in our office use it all the time. As for the Physical expressions, never hear anyone use the expression "shagging" much on here, or "screwing" how about a "Bit of Rumpy Pumpy", perhaps everyone is too polite, I better clean up my act!!!! How about when going to the toilet, or should I say restroom, lol. "Wetting my lettuce", anyone else heard that one? How about food variations, obviously round here people go to the chippy (fish and chip shop) alot. My ex always used to ask for Pie, Chips and Beans on a tray. We went to Portsmouth one week-end and he asked for it there, he almost had to get a translator. lol. I suppose it would be a bit like asking for Jellied Eels in this area.
PoshPrincess Posted December 5, 2006 Posted December 5, 2006 As for the Physical expressions, never hear anyone use the expression "shagging" much on here, or "screwing" how about a "Bit of Rumpy Pumpy", perhaps everyone is too polite, I better clean up my act!!!! Shagging is normally one of the more popular ones, don't hear screwing so much these days, also there's bonking, seeing to, bunk up, porking.....Oh, we really are lowering the tone now, aren't we? Have to say I always prefer f**king! How about when going to the toilet, or should I say restroom, lol. "Wetting my lettuce", anyone else heard that one? Yes, I've come across that one before. Also, I'm going to shake hands with the best man at my wedding or shake hands with the pope was another. How about food variations, obviously round here people go to the chippy (fish and chip shop) alot. My ex always used to ask for Pie, Chips and Beans on a tray. We went to Portsmouth one week-end and he asked for it there, he almost had to get a translator. lol. I suppose it would be a bit like asking for Jellied Eels in this area. I remember my friend from Yorkshire asking for something in the Chippy down here and they didn't know what she was talking about. Also, I've noticed northerners calling sandwiches (or sarnies as we would be more likely to call them) butties. The only time I normally refer to a sandwich as a buttie is when it has chips in them! When I used to spend a lot of time in Yorkshire I got the p**s ripped out of me mercilessly just for asking for a vodka and coke in the local, rather than drinking lager (I hate the stuff) with everyone else. Think they thought I was a bit up myself! (translation: being snobby, stuck-up!)
puddleofmud Posted December 6, 2006 Posted December 6, 2006 My son has a "yiddish" "Bubby" (by marriage to his darling wife). I just adore the things she and her family say! When my grand daughter started walking she would fall and say "OY, ME! I fall!"
NearlyThere Posted December 7, 2006 Posted December 7, 2006 As for the Physical expressions, never hear anyone use the expression "shagging" much on here, or "screwing" how about a "Bit of Rumpy Pumpy", perhaps everyone is too polite, I better clean up my act!!!! Shagging is normally one of the more popular ones, don't hear screwing so much these days, also there's bonking, seeing to, bunk up, porking.....Oh, we really are lowering the tone now, aren't we? Have to say I always prefer f**king! How about when going to the toilet, or should I say restroom, lol. "Wetting my lettuce", anyone else heard that one? Yes, I've come across that one before. Also, I'm going to shake hands with the best man at my wedding or shake hands with the pope was another. How about food variations, obviously round here people go to the chippy (fish and chip shop) alot. My ex always used to ask for Pie, Chips and Beans on a tray. We went to Portsmouth one week-end and he asked for it there, he almost had to get a translator. lol. I suppose it would be a bit like asking for Jellied Eels in this area. I remember my friend from Yorkshire asking for something in the Chippy down here and they didn't know what she was talking about. Also, I've noticed northerners calling sandwiches (or sarnies as we would be more likely to call them) butties. The only time I normally refer to a sandwich as a buttie is when it has chips in them! When I used to spend a lot of time in Yorkshire I got the p**s ripped out of me mercilessly just for asking for a vodka and coke in the local, rather than drinking lager (I hate the stuff) with everyone else. Think they thought I was a bit up myself! (translation: being snobby, stuck-up!) Although we use alot of northern expressions in our office and there are quite a few northern people in it, its actually situated in the Midlands. Last year there was nearly a serious arguement about the word "teacakes". Now a teacake to me, is a sweet bread roll with currants in it and probably the same to you, to northerners a teacake is what you would probably call a roll, or what we would call a cob or a bap. What we would call a cob or a bap is what they call a bread cake. It all got very heated. lol. And to make matters worse there are those things called teacakes that have chocolate and marshmallows in them. I love the word butties, but I only usually use it with ref to chips, there nowt like a chip butty after a night on the town on the raz. Or come to that a kebab, half of which you drop on the street. I can imagine you getting the p*ss taken out of you about the vodka, mind you, probably would not be a big deal now, I know a friend of mine from Brighton had the p*ss taken out of him all night for asking for a shandy. lol. Mind you give me a blueberry or watermelon bacardi breezer any day of the week. Did you see that programme a couple of weeks ago called "dating the enemy", that was amusing, especially the Essex girl who would not go out with a Northerner, cos she hated the accent. Funny considering how small England is how different the woding can be, all we need now is someone from Devon or Cornwall to give us some of their phrasing into the mix.
NearlyThere Posted December 7, 2006 Posted December 7, 2006 My son has a "yiddish" "Bubby" (by marriage to his darling wife). I just adore the things she and her family say! When my grand daughter started walking she would fall and say "OY, ME! I fall!" Thats amusing!! I lived in Israel for quite a while, I sometimes tend to say, OY OY OY, when something bad happens. lol.
PoshPrincess Posted December 7, 2006 Posted December 7, 2006 Did you see that programme a couple of weeks ago called "dating the enemy", that was amusing, especially the Essex girl who would not go out with a Northerner, cos she hated the accent. I didn't see it but heard about it. Talk about fussy! Must admit though there are a few British accents that can grate but I don't think I'd rule a man out because of it. I've always had a think about northern men, for some reason scousers in particular, which most of my friends think really odd as apparently Liverpudlian accents can really annoy some people! In fact, MM used to say he would come round with a tape of Steven Gerrard talking dirty. I just told him to send Steven Gerrard and not bother turning up himself!
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