Harleyman Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 How is this evolution?... "Naa theyan, dick ed. Just gannin down t'porst office. tek thaz fingers out o't nooaz, alreet? Reeto. Am off naa. See thi layater bastad". Sounds rather regressive to me. And some of you jokers have had the gall to criticize the way the Yanks speak? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANGELFIRE1 Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 If you're from sheffield it's tret. In my place of abode, it's treat. Angel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natjack Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 In my place of abode, it's treat. Angel. It'd have to be 'treated' ... past tense and all that. If you're going to criticise dialect, at least get it right. I'm not even from Yorkshire and I know that. Tret and selt are the past tense of treat and sell, surely? Just saying ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matsalleh Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 I don' t have a problem with dialect or accents, what does annoy me is the f or c word every other word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irenewilde Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 I was born in Middlesborough. If you were born there, why can't you spell it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnvqsos Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 If you were born there, why can't you spell it? Perhaps he chose to misspell to draw the poisonous comments offered above.Personally i would elect to come from Tea Side or even Stokctun on Tees,what with both being easier to spell than Middlesbrough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppins Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Only accent I can't understand, is Susan Boyle, she takes to dam fast the interviewers has to pretend they know what she's saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 When I moved to Sheffield ten years ago I had trouble understanding some of the slacker jawed yokels born and bred in and around the city. I soon realised it wasn't their fault they couldn't speak properly, it was their parents' and their schools', assuming the parents and teachers also spoke like simpletons, which they likely did. I discovered that children from around these parts were making the same indiscernible farmyard animal noises as the adults. Isn't it about time we grew up and taught our kids to speak properly? Basic examples Say "take" instead of "tek" Say "now then" (or even better - "greetings") instead of "naa theyan" Say "what are you doing?" instead of "what's tha doin?" Say "no" instead of "noorrrrrrr" It's not difficult, yet we raise these poor, lost souls to sound like imbeciles. So you're saying that local dialects should be stamped out in case someone like you struggles to understand them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteMorris Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 It's gannin that way, I tell thee. Even the woman reading the automated message when you ring the council tax office has a broad Yorkshire accent. Why don't they just go the whole hog... "Naaa theyan dick ed, welcome to t'council tax office. To pay thas bill, press wun. For all t'other enquiries, please hoald. Bastad." If you think the Sheffield accent is bad, then you need an education and pop down to Lower Gornal in the Black Country (Midlands). Try understanding 'anything' they say! Sheffield is the Queens English by comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bypassblade Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 When I moved to Sheffield ten years ago I had trouble understanding some of the slacker jawed yokels born and bred in and around the city. I soon realised it wasn't their fault they couldn't speak properly, it was their parents' and their schools', assuming the parents and teachers also spoke like simpletons, which they likely did. I discovered that children from around these parts were making the same indiscernible farmyard animal noises as the adults. Isn't it about time we grew up and taught our kids to speak properly? Basic examples Say "take" instead of "tek" Say "now then" (or even better - "greetings") instead of "naa theyan" Say "what are you doing?" instead of "what's tha doin?" Say "no" instead of "noorrrrrrr" It's not difficult, yet we raise these poor, lost souls to sound like imbeciles. Please remember you are in YORKSHIRE, this is not Richmond in Surrey, you know so gi orr avvin a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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