Sunday, May 11, 2014

Yorkshire has an accent

The county of Yorkshire in the UK has, like many regions in the UK and Canada, its own distinct dialect /accent. They often speak in a clipped and staccato manner, which is not always understood by the passing visitor but does often amuse.

Below are 3 examples of humourous anecdotes exposing the eccentricity of this dialect /accent.

A Yorkshire man takes his cat to the vet.
Yorkshireman: "Ayup, lad, I need to talk to thee about me cat."
Vet: "Is it a tom?"
Yorkshireman: "Nay, I've browt it with us."
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A Yorkshireman's dog dies and as it was a favourite pet he decides to have a gold statue made by a jeweller to remember the dog by.
Yorkshireman: "Can tha mek us a gold statue of yon dog?"
Jeweller: "Do you want it 18 carat?"
Yorkshireman: "No I want it chewin' a bone yer daft bugger!"
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The last is always best
Bloke from Barnsley with piles asks chemist "Nah then lad, does tha sell arse cream?"
Chemist replies "Aye, Magnum or Cornetto?"

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