John Morrison Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 John. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TR4TUNE Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 Ah didnt knar Boris wuz a marra frae Whiteheven! Thoull need Marcus ter translate twang fur yon uns frae oot ert coonty. Gaan canny noo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john.r.davies Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 Since when did Alexander de Pfeffel Johnson, born in Manhattan, NY, lived in London, Oxford and Exmoor, went to Eton and Oxford (Balliol, of course) become a Cumbrian? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnG Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 Ever since tongue entered cheek John :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john.r.davies Posted April 5, 2020 Report Share Posted April 5, 2020 Which accounts for the rustic mumbling! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnG Posted April 5, 2020 Report Share Posted April 5, 2020 6 hours ago, john.r.davies said: Which accounts for the rustic mumbling! I suspect that it is, indeed, one of the reasons Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foster461 Posted April 6, 2020 Report Share Posted April 6, 2020 I'm still waiting for the translation ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewMAshton Posted April 6, 2020 Report Share Posted April 6, 2020 Reads more like Geordie to me, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
graeme Posted April 6, 2020 Report Share Posted April 6, 2020 1 hour ago, AndrewMAshton said: Reads more like Geordie to me, I thought that too. Graeme Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Morrison Posted April 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 Translation;- I hope this finds you well? We are concerned that you may become unwell, and to prevent this we are issuing insructions that you are to stay within the confines of your own home. We urge you especially, not to visit your parents, and to ensure your children also remain well behaved and follow your lead. These restrictions will not last forever, we urge you to stay responsible and mentally well. From Boris Johnson. John. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PaulAnderson Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 On 4/6/2020 at 8:24 PM, AndrewMAshton said: Reads more like Geordie to me, Many similarities I’m sure but not quite. Bairn is not a word I’ve personally heard commonly spoken in maybe 30 years but larl is not one I’ve ever heard used. Cumbrian probably has a few more Viking legacy words left in use. You should listen to some north / rural Northumberland accents. Even my live translation mode for Geordie and Scottish working together struggles with some of those spoken words. I would struggle with those Cumbrian words, as I’m sure many from Cumbria might, but then spoken words and written words are different to take in. Paul. auto correct made this difficult to type on my iPad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PaulAnderson Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 (edited) As a comparison here’s some geordie that someone by chance sent me this afternoon. Not that many people really speak like that any more in my experience. Paul Edited April 8, 2020 by PaulAnderson Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foster461 Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 Thanks for the translation John. Even though I speak fluent 1950's Barnsley Yorkshire I would never have figured that out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnG Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 23 hours ago, PaulAnderson said: Many similarities I’m sure but not quite. Bairn is not a word I’ve personally heard commonly spoken in maybe 30 years but larl is not one I’ve ever heard used. Cumbrian probably has a few more Viking legacy words left in use. You should listen to some north / rural Northumberland accents. Even my live translation mode for Geordie and Scottish working together struggles with some of those spoken words. I would struggle with those Cumbrian words, as I’m sure many from Cumbria might, but then spoken words and written words are different to take in. Paul. auto correct made this difficult to type on my iPad. I like 'Tardy' Paul Good old English word, taken to the Americas by the early colonists. Still in common use in the USA, very rare here (but common in my house) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobH Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 4 minutes ago, wjgco said: very rare here Really? A fairly common word I though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Motorsport Mickey Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 2 hours ago, RobH said: Really? A fairly common word I though. Quite, brother to clarty . Mick Richards Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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