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Originally Posted by jkrijt
Actualy, I expected a reaction in Dutch so you disappoint me a little :-)
By the way, is that a "real" dialect that you write there, or do you just make it up for fun ?
If I do my best, I can understand most of it but it looks very odd.
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There was a book published in tha late 70s called "Eyup me duck" all about the local dialect Derbyshire/ Nottinghamshire borders, written as it was spoken facinating and some times difficult reading.
The dialect is still widely spoken today, mainly by the older generation but great to hear.
I say to my grand daughter "artorayt" she replies "nonsabad" shes only four I wonder when she grows up will she hear her local dialect, I doubt it.
Artorayt = are you alright
Nonsabad = yes thank you
When I was in my early 20s and working in a wire producing factory almost everyone spoke in the local dialect, the factory has now gone as have the charactures that worked there, one of my favorite sayings that came from one the old boys was "owdtheefutup" translated take your time, or take your foot of the accelerator, I still use this phrase and many more like it, to this day
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