snowler Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 My parents always used to refer to a Gennel or Ginnal as an "8 foot". I always though it was "face like Flat Street" as opposed to Norfolk Street. My Wife comes from Leeds ( ), and they have a completely different set of dialect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eileent Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 Hi Snowler,do you have a pronunciation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowler Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 Hi Snowler,do you have a pronunciation? A pronunciation for what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eileent Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 Sorry,was referring to'ginnel' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushbaby Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 My parents always used to refer to a Gennel or Ginnal as an "8 foot". Growing up on The Cross, we use to say "Gennel" with a soft "G" (as in "general" rather than as in "gobby") The gennel closest to my home was "The 8 foot". I wasn't aware of any others that had the same name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 my dad calls all gennels an "eight-foot". they're gennels or snickets to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushbaby Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 my dad calls all gennels an "eight-foot". QUOTE] Bang goes my "8 Foot" exclusivity - and there was me thinking that I was born in the presence of something special. Do we suppose that the origin of this is due to the obvious "8 feet wide" meaning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 It's 'jennel', in Pitsmoorese. What about 'ah' for yes, and 'neuw' or 'niew' for no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 you mean "nayow" texas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eileent Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Growing up on The Cross, we use to say "Gennel" with a soft "G" (as in "general" rather than as in "gobby") The gennel closest to my home was "The 8 foot". I wasn't aware of any others that had the same name Thank goodness Sheffield people still say 'gennel' with a soft g even tho naturally never having seen it written I assumed it was jennel.I was quite astonished a few years ago when I discovered that elsewhere it is 'ginnel' Must be real Sheffield dialect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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