aikeith Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 we used to say in sheffield "tarah " see you later(not sure of the spelling) meaning goodbye pity we don't hear so much now.i used to like sitting on the bus when steel workers were on their way home+listening to them talking in strong sheffield dialect. people think u r thick if you talk in that dialect now what a shame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Remember the saying 'As right as ninepence'. You never hear it nowadays even if we have gone decimel. and "sound as a bell! / sound as a pound!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Judging by these last 25 pages I don't think they ever will. I remember in the early seventies my old man was gobsmacked when he heard us referring to sweets as "spice". That's what he remembered them being called back in the thirties. I don't know if these were kid's slang or peculiar to Sheffield but if summat were good it were "magic" or "neat". If it were really good it were "double neat". I don't think that phrase was special to Sheffield cos I remember the kids on "Please Sir" using it. However I never heard anyone else using the phrase "weth" for summat that were rotten. "double- REYT", surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willybite Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 "double- REYT", surely? hiya dat reight deer wats it werth= whats it worth? it warnt weth ih = it wasn't worth it deer da guz ageean, am gerrin intu dis rytin lark reight altelde its lyke av orlus sed. his a fly be nite eer taday an gon tummorra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinder Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 I love the way you can say a whole sentence with one word in Sheffield, "Let me through please" is, Geh-raht-tut-roo-ud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 "double- REYT", surely? my dad uses "Reyt as ninepence!" or "Sound as a bell!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willybite Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 (edited) I love the way you can say a whole sentence with one word in Sheffield, "Let me through please" is, Geh-raht-tut-roo-ud hiya grinder tha sowns a reightun withe rytin weer wa tha brungup. ah leeast we orrear can meckarrt woh tharr onabarrt j geh desen arrtnit oosda think that torkin too cross me art anope ta dee. weers da think thart gooin, am gooin arrt tu play not befoor thas bin tut chipoyal fur me that not. thinking back, there were seven chipshops within 10 minutes walk where i lived in the 40s/50s. Edited December 6, 2011 by willybite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinder Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 hiya grinder tha sowns a reightun withe rytin weer wa tha brungup. ah leeast we orrear can meckarrt woh tharr onabarrt j geh desen arrtnit oosda think that torkin too cross me art anope ta dee. weers da think thart gooin, am gooin arrt tu play not befoor thas bin tut chipoyal fur me that not. thinking back, there were seven chipshops within 10 minutes walk where i lived in the 40s/50s. Willybite, A wern't brungup, awah dragged up, all or place, Attercliffe, Arberthorne, an eeley, now am posh an live in Woodseat.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willybite Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 (edited) Willybite, A wern't brungup, awah dragged up, all or place, Attercliffe, Arberthorne, an eeley, now am posh an live in Woodseat.... hiya grinder remember these sayings from the past bearing in mind if you didn't say it like this nobbdy cud tell wot da were talking about . lerrus no wen dawants summat tooeight lerrus no weer dat gooin tuneet anal sithi. lerrus no wendal bireddi albi reddy at ayfpas semn wendas gorrit das gorrit,an wen da ant da ant. arr much budder dus da want onde tooast. tha nose skrape iton an skrape it off. arr much bredsdawant. ony won lyk a corsie edge. geeor pikin denooers, ifav tolde wons av toldi a millian tyms, an am not eggzageratin Edited February 21, 2012 by willybite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grave lurker Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Thats what my Mum used to say bout my Dad all the time , ' e' wern't brou't up, e' wer' draged up '. ' oy cloth ears ' = are you listening ?. When Mum was giveing me a treat, ' ear, slap that in ya' kisser '. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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