Dialect or Lazyness

[boosmummy]

Oh.My.God.

I've just realised I can never have a chip butty ever ever again. That's it then. Game Over.

?? is there any particular reason why??

[julesapple]

I'm gutted. Healthier, but gutted. It hadn't crossed my mind until just now - not that I blame you, BoosMummy - it didn't even enter my thoughts when I made chips for the kids the other day.

Oh gawd............end of the world.

We're low-carbers BM, not allowed white starchy carbs since the BH was diagnosed with T2 diabetes in February. Well, I can eat them, I chose not to - but he can't as they spike his blood glucose levels through the roof.

[Florence Fennel]

This is such a daft idea I have to write it down! Wouldn't it be fun if, instead of writing our messages, we could speak them aloud on here. I feel there might be a lot of Pardon? going on.

VC th'art a reight daft aporth, asif!

[veggiechicken]

VC th'art a reight daft aporth, asif!

Could you speak up a bit Flo, I didn't catch it the first time

[mothhawk]

How odd and we are only an hour from Stratford, yet I've never heard the expression down here in the EM. Mr VVG definitely knows it as wife's mother's and she lived in Leeds too

We say it here in Leicestershire in the EM

Chris, I'd make a guess that 'butt' comes from Butty - mate. Buttys were the narrow boats that were towed my other boats, they had no power of their own. Meode is a friend. But it could be ode meaning old...they say that in Leicestershire.

Do we? News to me.

[julesapple]

That's in one of my books about dialect Mothhawk....but you would know much better than I would, being from there.

[mothhawk]

Never heard a Chisit say it in 56 years, Jules.

[Bigmallly]

VC th'art a reight daft aporth, asif!

Did someone call, Flo?..............

[veggiechicken]

It was only a suggestion.......

[Bigmallly]

VC - the translation is: VC, you are a right daft person, as if.........Aporth is pronounced with a capital "A".......i.e Ape-orth........that's why I asked if someone had called.

[veggiechicken]

Far too clever for me Sorry, I'll try to keep up.....

[chris]

I didn't follow either

[Bigmallly]

Do you know when I was a young 'en growing up in my silly days (no comments please), mi old man used to say to me: eeh lad, your as thick as 2 short planks or your as daft as a brush (very complimentary, my old man.......).......Well for one, I have no idea how thick 1 short plank is never mind 2 plus I always found brushes to be quite intelligent.......

[veggiechicken]

Those compliments were often heard in my family too - but without the "eeh lad".

[VirginVegGrower]

We say it here in Leicestershire in the EM



Do we? News to me.

Two quirks of Leicester - cheesey chips and oakey (ice cream)!