Pronunciations

[Flummery]

We have the north/south divide in our house. I'm southern OH is mancunian born and bred. Poor son has weird mixed pronunciation
My MIL calls gooseberries goosegobs. I HATE that! and yes there is an r in bath....

We said goosegobs as kids. Still do now when I'm feeling juvenile!

[Glutton4...]

gooz gogs actually!

[HayleyB]

A Scone (cone) is so not a Scon. And yes there is an r in bath but I've never heard of a potarto

[jackie j]

I comes from Devon I does but I dont talk like I do, some people think I come from London, Thats cos mum did so I suppose I picked some of it up from her. I used to annoy my nan by saying wata instead of water, butta instaed of butter, I still do and now my daughter tells me off.

[lizzylemon]

I'm southern so long a's in all the normal words. We're original Suffolk and so my brother used to call a girl a gull, a boy, bouy and cow was couw.

Goozebree's and Clem-may-tus for me,
Bury is Berry,
Burrough is Burrow
Burgh is either Burra or Burg
Isleham (local village) is Eyes-lamb not Is-ham or Isle-ham
Wymondham (village) is Why-mon-dum not Wim-ond-ham

And an ex's dad from Sheffiled used to say wwhhata (Scottish 'wha' sound) in stead of water, which I still love to this day
Funny old world

[Florence Fennel]

I'm southern so long a's in all the normal words. We're original Suffolk and so my brother used to call a girl a gull, a boy, bouy and cow was couw.

Goozebree's and Clem-may-tus for me,
Bury is Berry,
Burrough is Burrow
Burgh is either Burra or Burg
Isleham (local village) is Eyes-lamb not Is-ham or Isle-ham
Wymondham (village) is Why-mon-dum not Wim-ond-ham

And an ex's dad from Sheffiled used to say wwhhata (Scottish 'wha' sound) in stead of water, which I still love to this day
Funny old world

He'd have understood "reight darn int coil oil weert mucks thick ont winders"

[Glutton4...]

He'd have understood "reight darn int coil oil weert mucks thick ont winders"

Right down in the coal hole where the mucks thick on the windows!

Simple when you've had a drink or five LOL! and I'm from Essex!

[lizzylemon]

Ah it's making me all nostalgic for his parents - lovely people. I knew I was 'in' with his mum cos she called me ducky the first day we met. And yes, he'd have known exactly what you meant, miner born and bread.

[basketcase]

Last week a friend of ours who runs a small nursery was asked if he had a gonnerea! You know - them there plants that have huge leaves and grow beside streams.

Thank you, Lottieval. My keyboard is now covered in my lunch...

[OllieMartin]

Yesterday the word "envelope" entered the conversation.

My step-dad says it "onvelope" whilst we all say "envelope"

[basketcase]

It IS goozeberries! what's up wi' yer Ma Lad?

Beat me to it, flum!

[basketcase]

He'd have understood "reight darn int coil oil weert mucks thick ont winders"

Ee, lass, that's reet gradely!

[HeyWayne]

Loughton (in sarf Essex) = Law ton (rhymes with cow)

You mean "Laaa-un"?

[Matt.]

Cotton Easter or Cotton ee aster ??

Neither!! Co-toe-nee-aster

[Pumpkin Becki]

You mean "Laaa-un"?

Thats a bit like Chatham in Kent. Normally pronounced 'Chat ham', however people who come from the town of Chatham and are fluent in Chathameez actually pronounce it 'Chaaam'.