Nothing regional comes to mind.
Despite trying to be grammatically correct a lot of the time, I'm still occasionally reminded that I speak American and not the Queen's English.
hyuk hyuk
Nothing regional comes to mind.
Despite trying to be grammatically correct a lot of the time, I'm still occasionally reminded that I speak American and not the Queen's English.
hyuk hyuk
I was born in a "slightly dodgy" area of London, so occasionally I slip in a "ain't".
Apart from that, my friends always say that I speak with a very upper English accent, which does sort of contradict from where I was born
I'm pretty fluent in Geordie slang, more so since I moved into the city and started working in it.
I actually noticed the other day I rarely say "don't" and instead I say "deeant" also, I say "dea'nar" for "don't know"
I also say my "Whey aye" and "hya'man" - little fact for ya, soooo many people who aren't from Newcastle think it is "Why aye" it's not, it's "whey aye"
It's kind of a language all in itself really.
"What's her/his/their/[insert name]'s cheer?" I use it on occasion and sometimes my friends won't blink and respond as if they understand it and other times ask me what the heck am I talking about. It basically means "What's new with X?"
I don't generally prescribe to the slang in my locality but I do sometimes pick up the odd "innit" "ain't" or "Chav".
Having said that since I'm in the north west of England we kinda just have a mix of everyone's slang rather than our own.
Summat up? Ain't owt wrong with that.
I absolutely, positively refuse to say "y'all" or "ain't". It is my strongest conviction that those who do are uncultured hicks and of lower birth.
I actually do this a lot too. Dude not so much anymore but in high school it I said it aaalllll the time. And bro is just my word. Like, bro. You know what I'm saying, bro?
Oh, I thought of another one. Everyone in Washington says "Broke as a joke" and when I lived there recently I picked it up and started saying it too.
When I say "a lot" I want the grammar nazis to KNOW Im thinking, spelling and pronouncing it as "alot" in my head.
Kefka's coming, look intimidating!
Have a nice day!!
There are plenty of words in my vocabulary that I try to avoid using.
Jack: How do you know?
Will: It's more of a feeling really.
Jack: Well, that's not scientific. Feeling isn't knowing. Feeling is believing. If you believe it, you can't know because there's no knowing what you believe. Then again, no one should believe what they know either. Once you know anything that anything becomes unbelievable if only by virtue of the fact you now... know it. You know?
Will: No.
If Demolition Man were remade today
Huxley: What's wrong? You broke contact.
Spartan: Contact? I didn't even touch you.
Huxley: Don't you want to make love?
Spartan: Is that what you call this? Why don't we just do it the old-fashioned way?
Huxley: NO!
Spartan: Whoa! Okay, calm down.
Huxley: Don't tell me to calm down!
Spartan: What's gotten into you? 'Cause it sure as hell wasn't me.
Huxley: Physical relations in the way of intercourse are no longer acceptable John Spartan.
Spartan: What? Why the hell not?
Huxley: It's the law, John. And for your information, the very idea that you suggested it makes me feel personally violated.
Spartan: Wait a minute... violated? Huxley what the hell are you accusing me of here?
Huxley: You need to leave, John.
Spartan: But Huxley.
Huxley: Get out!
Moments later Spartan is arrested for "violating" Huxley.
By the way, that's called satire. Get over it.