The peak district in Derbyshire is one of my favourite memories as a child.
Also the freedom we enjoyed. We were given a packet of sandwiches ("pieces" in Scotland) and a bottle of orange squash and we were away until we got hungry again. Going to houses to ask for refils of the bottle.
One word we had in Derbyshire was "Mardy" - it is dialect word originating from Derby and Sheffield a) Adjective used to describe a moody or grumpy person b) Can also be used as 'mard' as a noun to describe someone who is currently in a mood c) Someone who is reguarly mardy can be described as a mardy bum or mardy arse or mard-arse. "Lucy had a go at me for nothing today. She's so mardy at the moment!"
Dear Ann, really enjoyed your musings this week. It has taken me to reflect on my own life journey through many dialects. I was born on Teeside in England with its own dialect and then lived for many years in Durham with its rather up-market accent. Then university in the capital of Geordie land - Newcastle upon Tyne. My first job was as a Brewer making Newcastle Brown Ale, a very special beverage of the Geordies!! Then north to Scotland to make Whisky. I travelled extensively in Scotland visiting Distilleries and experienced lots of Scots accents. Some like in northern Aberdeenshire where it was almost impossible to understand what they were saying. My work took me to Kentucky where quite often people would say to me 'Gee I just love your accent'. So many happy memories.
Dear Ann
The peak district in Derbyshire is one of my favourite memories as a child.
Also the freedom we enjoyed. We were given a packet of sandwiches ("pieces" in Scotland) and a bottle of orange squash and we were away until we got hungry again. Going to houses to ask for refils of the bottle.
One word we had in Derbyshire was "Mardy" - it is dialect word originating from Derby and Sheffield a) Adjective used to describe a moody or grumpy person b) Can also be used as 'mard' as a noun to describe someone who is currently in a mood c) Someone who is reguarly mardy can be described as a mardy bum or mardy arse or mard-arse. "Lucy had a go at me for nothing today. She's so mardy at the moment!"
Dear Ann, really enjoyed your musings this week. It has taken me to reflect on my own life journey through many dialects. I was born on Teeside in England with its own dialect and then lived for many years in Durham with its rather up-market accent. Then university in the capital of Geordie land - Newcastle upon Tyne. My first job was as a Brewer making Newcastle Brown Ale, a very special beverage of the Geordies!! Then north to Scotland to make Whisky. I travelled extensively in Scotland visiting Distilleries and experienced lots of Scots accents. Some like in northern Aberdeenshire where it was almost impossible to understand what they were saying. My work took me to Kentucky where quite often people would say to me 'Gee I just love your accent'. So many happy memories.