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Derbyshire Dialect

John Titford with more examples of Derbyshire dialect

Monday, February 16, 2009

Listen to more examples of Derbyshire dialect, provided by the co-author of 'Ey up mi duck', John Titford

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Talk of going away on hols

Friday, January 16, 2009

A Rayt Good Tannin'! Aye up owd lad, thous lewkin grand! Weer ever ast thou bin? Now let may guess, it's Benidorm, just layin' out on't sand! ...

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Derbyshire talk ain't dead yet

Friday, January 16, 2009

AH red int paper last wik abaht Derbyshire talk bein nearly dead. Well, ere's a bit ter kape it gooin'. It's in owd-fashioned pen an' ink cos...

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Ey up me duck, Derbyshire dialect website proves popular

Ey up me duck, Derbyshire dialect website proves popular

Thursday, January 08, 2009

IF black clouds appeared in the sky and it looked like it was going to rain, how many people would say "it's guin black over Bill's mother's"? Or...

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"Ay, surrey, owart?" - one man's attempt to revive the Derbyshire dialect

PHRASE BOOK: The book by University of Derby creative writing graduate Philip Holland, right

Friday, December 05, 2008

WHEN bad weather hit Derbyshire yesterday, Philip Holland new exactly what phrase to use – "it's flinkerin' wi snow up in the Peak". It...

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Pete Pheasant with more wonders of dialect...

Friday, December 05, 2008

GAWBER ruttles! You've widened my education and topped up the store of weird and wonderful sayings since my last column. Stirred by whim-whams...

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Pete Pheasant reflects on sayings from times gone by

Friday, December 05, 2008

"GIVE it here, you wazzock! You've made a right pig's ear of it!" After 33 years of marriage, I was enjoying a rare moment of triumph. Me and...

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Guide to dialect

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