just thought some of the ex-pats might be interested in this http://www.greengates.karoo.net/hull/speak.html
Thats a Dave Whatt version, deffo. Copyright Remould Theatre on the bottom gives it away. Goangerided - Invitation to play a game of Hide and Seek. What?
I think it's mainly Yorkshire. Certainly round the east coast that most of it's a well known slang with the exception of tenfoot, which is a Hull thing, although I'm surprised it wasn't shortened to tenny.
Only 'Ullites try to abbreviate abbreviations because it's too hard to say words like "don't, can't and won't" especially when "doht, caht and woht" are so much easier.
About 10 yrs ago Radio Humberside broadcast a programme looking at Hull speak and the interesting thing was that they took some typical Hull words to Jutland and read them to the local population. Most of them grasped a basic understanding of what each sentence meant as some words were also used in their local language (whatever that may be... Juttish!?). Anyway, the conclusion was that many of the words were brought across with the early invaders/migrants and have just become part of our language. They should repeat the programme as it was actually a good one.
You see I don't have that, I have dunt, wunt, and...well you get the idea. When I moved up here my accent always got stronger when I was telling shoplifters they would be unable to do something.
Balling his eyes out, more modern local version is "avin a mal" ...but also used sarcasticly when someone is whinging about something.
Its 'a patty butty' pronounced with the t's kinda silent and I haven't heard anyone say 'yon side' but everything else is spot on.
Anyone mentioned larking out or he's a good larker, not read it all. When i was working down south i was met with blank faces when i said, " anyone wan owt from shop!!
Remember "rauring" when me tansad got nicked from Pegleg Park. Translation....I remember crying loudly when my pushchair was stolen from County Rd North Park.
