Regional dialects and slang

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Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 19:53 on 29th April 2011 We've talked about these before, but there are just so many. Post something from your region. Here's one from James Jackbits - Lancashirian (or is that Lancashire-ese) for food. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
James Prescott Posts: 25952 Joined: 11th Jan 2010 Location: UK	quotePosted at 20:35 on 29th April 2011 how about ---------bang in fettle.which mean's doing fine. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Brenda Harvey Posts: 297 Joined: 28th Mar 2011 Location: USA	quotePosted at 05:20 on 30th April 2011 Ruth, Thanks for starting this thread. It's very interesting to me. I'd love to hear more from all different areas. I was trying to think of any unusual phrases from where I live, but there's none I can think of other than on the east coast soda is soda, but in the Midwest it's always pop. Or here it's a hoagie, in Philadephia it's a sub. Then there's wimpies.....Just thought of monkey meat which has nothing to do with a monkey. Some people here use that term for ground ham and pickle relish mixed together. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Diana Sinclair Posts: 10119 Joined: 3rd Apr 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 13:13 on 30th April 2011 Yes, great idea for a thread, Ruth. Wicked - is New England slang used to describe something that is devilishly awsome, very cool, extreme, or clever, ie: That's a wicked-looking dagger you've got there! That was a wicked roller-coasted ride! Your hairstyle is totally wicked! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Marjorie Pope Posts: 6710 Joined: 13th Apr 2010 Location: UK	quotePosted at 19:15 on 30th April 2011 Wicked is very widely used here as well Diana, mostly by the young people. Tourists, or anyone not local, are known in Devon as Grockles. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Bob T Posts: 934 Joined: 8th Jan 2009 Location: USA	quotePosted at 13:29 on 2nd May 2011 A couple more New Englandisms: Pissah - Really neat, similar to wicked; That party last night was pissah! Tonic - Soda, Coke, Pepsi, Sprite, etc. NOT TONIC WATER. When we refer to tonic water we simply say tonic water. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Sk Lawson Posts: 4014 Joined: 7th Oct 2010 Location: USA	quotePosted at 19:17 on 2nd May 2011 Are you still around Bob?...I posted an question to you over on the Good Day thread today...one about boats...hope your doing well and enjoying yours. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Sk Lawson Posts: 4014 Joined: 7th Oct 2010 Location: USA	quotePosted at 19:19 on 2nd May 2011 James..I've heard of "fit as an fiddle" but not what you mentioned. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
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