tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post741631200714116447..comments2024-03-28T05:56:52.754-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Local words.The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-91487585839951255462011-06-07T00:18:45.868-07:002011-06-07T00:18:45.868-07:00What an interesting post. I think local words sho...What an interesting post. I think local words should be kept alive (I try to do that with all the Devon ones I know and with expressions I grew up with). I knew your "fettle" - from Postman Pat when my kids were smaller!!! The pykeing is an interesting one and the derivation of kytle too.<br /><br />I always use the Devon word "dimpsy" for dusk, and the Gloucestershire word "boughten" to describe something which could have been home-made (perhaps that ought to be SHOULD!) as of a cake. My Gloucestershire friend always calls me her "butty" and I look at a sparrow and hear my mum call it a "spadger", which is apparently both a Dorset and a Shropshire term, and I am sure I found it linked with Bedfordshire before. Perhaps it is just one of the country names.<br /><br />P.S. Is the pale cow in the herd one with Brown Swiss blood? We have some Brown Swiss crosses on the farm next door and they look similar.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-82811143025875170512011-06-06T11:41:18.897-07:002011-06-06T11:41:18.897-07:00Brilliant lists of words from everybody. Snd so i...Brilliant lists of words from everybody. Snd so interesting.<br />Seems kytle is the most traceable one of all. Thanks for joining in the debate.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-84395337119031325482011-06-06T00:14:18.203-07:002011-06-06T00:14:18.203-07:00let us cherish our localisms!
Aloha from Waiki...let us cherish our localisms!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Aloha from Waikiki :)<br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a><br /><br />><}}(°><br /><br /> <br /> ><}}(°><br /><br /><°)}}><Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-7192093318850761222011-06-05T18:30:08.436-07:002011-06-05T18:30:08.436-07:00An interesting post, Pat. As a lover of words, it...An interesting post, Pat. As a lover of words, it's fascinating to hear these local terms like "kytle" and "pyking.'Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-30524259703036318402011-06-05T16:52:59.850-07:002011-06-05T16:52:59.850-07:00In northeast Ohio we have a number of what we thin...In northeast Ohio we have a number of what we think of as "Scotch-Irish" expressions. To redd up the house means to put it in order. Giving it a lick and a promise is very minimal redding up, but I don't think that is actually as regional. Still I'm not sure.Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-30368677855225500492011-06-05T14:39:09.023-07:002011-06-05T14:39:09.023-07:00my godmother lives in elsecar near barnsley and ev...my godmother lives in elsecar near barnsley and every so often i get to be with her (when she visits canada) and i hear her beautiful yorkshire accent. long ago i had a friend named ron whatley. ron was from driffield and had a lovely way of talking when he was with his mates. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-62461623784847240872011-06-05T14:23:31.602-07:002011-06-05T14:23:31.602-07:00In Australia we call hens "chooks". I do...In Australia we call hens "chooks". I don't know if the rest of the world uses that term or not. With all the traveling that happens these days things, and language, are changing fast.<br />Cheers<br />HelenHelsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-19522361329594408162011-06-05T13:47:54.324-07:002011-06-05T13:47:54.324-07:00I love the new profile photo Pat...especially thos...I love the new profile photo Pat...especially those gorgeous cows!Gerry Snapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269492251928362799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-55697811593241066112011-06-05T11:29:02.917-07:002011-06-05T11:29:02.917-07:00Ooops.....make that "English" friends......Ooops.....make that "English" friends...<br />"If I only had a brain.."FireLighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807248509319526615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-51305767085463656372011-06-05T11:26:59.925-07:002011-06-05T11:26:59.925-07:00Hello, Weaver. One of my dear Enlish friends warne...Hello, Weaver. One of my dear Enlish friends warned me when I set out on my pilgrimage to Thirsk,<br />"You can always tell a Yorkshireman, but you can't tell him very much!" <br />On the subject of dialect, is the term "thoombit" familiar to you? <br />It is from the short story "The Erne from the Coast." A footnote defines it as a bit of meat inside a roll or scone for breakfast. In the story, set in northern England, it is used by a shepherd.<br />Every time I stop by your blog, I have to break out my ALL CREATURES GREAT & SMALL books & DVD's! Love this post!FireLighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807248509319526615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-79068486798830533772011-06-05T09:36:39.000-07:002011-06-05T09:36:39.000-07:00LOVE the new banner...
the cows look very interes...LOVE the new banner... <br />the cows look very interested in what you are doing.<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-72322240905804795232011-06-05T09:12:26.517-07:002011-06-05T09:12:26.517-07:00I know the word fettling, but not the others! It&#...I know the word fettling, but not the others! It's so interesting finding new words.<br /><br />Pomona xPomonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18399181139470676975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-39009914247136166262011-06-05T09:11:29.335-07:002011-06-05T09:11:29.335-07:00I know the word fettling, but not the others!I know the word fettling, but not the others!Pomonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18399181139470676975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-64135567407068341522011-06-05T09:03:13.911-07:002011-06-05T09:03:13.911-07:00There are not so many unusual words here as in Eng...There are not so many unusual words here as in England - more in Cape Breton, my home, than on this coast. One word that is used here, and not really elsewhere in Canada is 'skookum' and it means good-useful-well made, as in 'a skookum pair of boots.Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-13104007545231694462011-06-05T08:50:11.033-07:002011-06-05T08:50:11.033-07:00We have fun in our house because we're both ex...We have fun in our house because we're both ex-pat Tykes. It's just that I'm North Riding and K's East Riding and there are a few variants even at that distance.<br />My favourite is "that'll do", which as you almost certainly know, means something is perfect for whatever job it's needed for!MorningAJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719744167307369768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-33414374166990792542011-06-05T08:48:15.319-07:002011-06-05T08:48:15.319-07:00Oh Scotland has lots of local words! So does Manch...Oh Scotland has lots of local words! So does Manchester which is where I was brought up so i can even mix and match my dialects if i want! I like the photo of the cows, they certainly look as though they've enjoyed their pykingCrafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-32030206937281744292011-06-05T08:29:27.716-07:002011-06-05T08:29:27.716-07:00I am fascinated by regional dialect and vaguely re...I am fascinated by regional dialect and vaguely remember mention of a kirtle in connection with my father's mother. Kirtle is Old English for a man's tunic and maybe not so far removed from kytle. When we first moved to the Bristol area I remember booklets entitled 'Creck Bristle' to help newcomers understand the local speech - 'creck' meaning correct in this case. They were hilarious. I love your new header photo Pat with that lovely line-up of curious 'girls' looking across the meadow at the camera.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-27408552004338256082011-06-05T08:18:31.719-07:002011-06-05T08:18:31.719-07:00I like the Yorkshire dialect. But it's diffic...I like the Yorkshire dialect. But it's difficult to understand. Once I was on a hiking tour with a British group and among them there was one Yorkshireman who stammered, so that was a double problem for me.But after some time I could understand him.In the James Herriot books there is also some Yorkshire dialect. And Professor Higgens in "My Fair Lady"complains about the various dialects in English "or worse, hear a Yorkshireman converse..."Well it makes a language more interesting.Reader Wilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06384603525251159272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-91134617440151963892011-06-05T07:57:38.405-07:002011-06-05T07:57:38.405-07:00Yes it is always interesting to pick out regional ...Yes it is always interesting to pick out regional words. The first one comes from the German Kittel, a protective garment, usually a sleeved wrap-around like a lab.coat.Arijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720793296992474762noreply@blogger.com