I ran across this on YouTube. It's someone attempting to demonstrate my local accent. He actually doesn't do a bad job, His pronunciations are good but there are several times when he gets the sentence stresses and intonations wrong. He is also mispronouncing "Ay, I" (Aren't I ot Am I not) which he says as if saying the letter I twice whereas it's actually more like A I (spoken as letters).
(Incidentally, you very rarely hear "wammel" these days.)
I am a bit baffled by some of the comments which are variations on "I'm from the Black Country and never heard these words" because every one of them is completely commonplace. I grew up using them all.This message has been edited. Last edited by: BobHale,
"No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." Samuel Johnson.
February 17, 2019, 18:29
Kalleh
So, "cock" is a term of endearment? That could be confusing.
It just confirms that I'll never be able to understand Bob when I see him again (hopefully soon!)
February 18, 2019, 06:15
zmježd
The English suffix -cock is usually described as a diminutive (e.g., in surnames such as Hitchcock). This might be related to the Black Country word.
—Ceci n'est pas un seing.
February 19, 2019, 07:00
Geoff
Is "petcock" a spigot that emits an endearing liquid?
February 25, 2019, 19:34
Kalleh
Always good to see you, z! Yes, that could be a link to the Black Country word.
