tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post3474981936519035758..comments2024-03-28T21:54:54.510+00:00Comments on My Quiet Life in Suffolk: Suffolk WordsSue in Suffolkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-71844035728649050922022-11-30T16:11:46.921+00:002022-11-30T16:11:46.921+00:00The Lowestoft accent is the worst of the Suffolk a...The Lowestoft accent is the worst of the Suffolk accent merged with the worst of the Norfolk accent. Speaking as a born and bred LowestoftianFeeble Coneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10690840270776911196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-23238122918460450472020-12-16T11:00:34.354+00:002020-12-16T11:00:34.354+00:00I know Phoebus is the Greek name for Apollo and is...I know Phoebus is the Greek name for Apollo and is used as a poetic name for the sun. It can be heard in a song recorded by Ashley Hutchins of Fairport Convention and the Albion Band and in the singing of Lal and Mike WatersonNorfolk Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10974349947304336722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-67037895136267202062018-10-05T09:36:59.221+01:002018-10-05T09:36:59.221+01:00some of the same dialect words are still used in L...some of the same dialect words are still used in Lincolnshire , a lot from old English and Norse , but once upon a time before the draining of the fens these were all very isolated places and language didnt move along at the same pace as elsewhere .kate steeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772776996207438308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-25397533324109644342018-10-04T21:43:27.516+01:002018-10-04T21:43:27.516+01:00You mention an RSPB book after reading my blog abo...You mention an RSPB book after reading my blog about the Literature Festival at Ilkley. The book is Mrs Pankhurst's Purple Feather and is about the Victorian fashion of decorating their hats with birds and thus killing thousands of quite rare birds. It was a fascinating talk. The hard back costs twenty pounds I think - whether it will ever come out in paper back I don't know.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-17663836956054939112018-10-04T20:37:32.633+01:002018-10-04T20:37:32.633+01:00Love this! Hadn't even realised 'on the dr...Love this! Hadn't even realised 'on the drag' wasn't used anywhere else until I left Suffolk lol. 'squit' is another word I don't hear much. Don't forget 'shew' or 'driv'Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03039174572211086359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-42990818909278887302018-10-04T20:35:34.996+01:002018-10-04T20:35:34.996+01:00The only one I knew was goose gog. So it was a jo...The only one I knew was goose gog. So it was a joy to visit and learn so much.mamasmercantilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011278973985658118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-29907962267895164792018-10-04T20:25:47.045+01:002018-10-04T20:25:47.045+01:00We have always called gooseberries goose gogs. Don...We have always called gooseberries goose gogs. Don't use any of the other words around here on Essex Herts border. We have always said bucket and spade for the beach. I love dialects so sad if they die out.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08100301243943578043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-40686086848720379912018-10-04T19:57:24.504+01:002018-10-04T19:57:24.504+01:00We always called them daps, and 'ow bis' w...We always called them daps, and 'ow bis' was heard regularly until a few years ago. I'm in Wiltshire.Eileen Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06340398156618870705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-26171923771310288812018-10-04T19:51:01.234+01:002018-10-04T19:51:01.234+01:00some of those sound like what the American SE slan...some of those sound like what the American SE slang is like too. Though I am from the Pacific North West of the USA I've become familiar with them through the ol' movies that I love to watch, black and white movies, wi' all the local words as is.QuiltGranmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09225951118220180796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-33948758116948651052018-10-04T18:37:49.535+01:002018-10-04T18:37:49.535+01:00Gozzing for spitting here too.Gozzing for spitting here too.Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01729719876504930455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-43805427125982165382018-10-04T18:25:02.653+01:002018-10-04T18:25:02.653+01:00As a Suffolk girl in Canada I'm often asked if...As a Suffolk girl in Canada I'm often asked if I'm Australian. as you mentioned in your previous post i think we structure our sentences a bit differently. I know sometimes I get quizzical looks from people. When my strong Suffolk speaker sister in law was visiting I put up a translation sheet on the fridge for my Canadian husband and children. Bor, I think is old English for neighbour from nearest (nay or nigh) freeholder or peasant.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830177691014290662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-88707532987401317352018-10-04T17:59:03.881+01:002018-10-04T17:59:03.881+01:00Fun to read your column today from another born an...Fun to read your column today from another born and bred in Suffolk! I never thought of 'slivva' as not being a proper word but indeed the online dictionary doesn't recognize, it prefers 'splinter'.<br /><br />Not sure about my accent other than people do not recognize where I currently live, often guessing Australian.SandyExpathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06279377160838411203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-58331670438452147942018-10-04T17:36:12.976+01:002018-10-04T17:36:12.976+01:00I enjoyed your local lingo. We use pail and bucke...I enjoyed your local lingo. We use pail and bucket. You're so lucky to have been born in that part of the world! ((hugs)), Teresa :-) Teresa Kasnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06228404538876664577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-58186532267578500282018-10-04T17:33:53.947+01:002018-10-04T17:33:53.947+01:00Way over the other side of the country here in Glo...Way over the other side of the country here in Gloucestershire we also have 'goosegogs' - although I think it's perhaps dying out now. People also get 'riled' or 'riled up' - so much so that I never thought of that as a local term anywhere - I would have said that it was a standard word.<br /><br />One of the phrases which people quote as being used in the Forest of Dean was/ is 'Ow bis o'but?' - 'How are you, my friend?' - I am Gloucestershire born and bred but had never heard this until around 15 years ago when a customer said it to me over the phone - I almost squealed with delight at hearing it be used! <br /><br />I love local words. When I was at college in Dorset I remember interrogating fellow students as to whether they knew what 'daps' were (black canvas shoes worn for PE - plimsoles) - I found that it was used as far over as Oxford and down to Bristol but no-one else really knew the word. <br /><br />My eldest is doing a module this year in her degree on forensic linguistics - I must ask her if it covers things such as this, as I'm not sure what it entails!Mrs Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10107429545245947483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-34663384390452409082018-10-04T16:15:08.841+01:002018-10-04T16:15:08.841+01:00I only knew goosegog, but then I left East Anglia ...I only knew goosegog, but then I left East Anglia when I was three! I've got a similar book of Sussex language. It's fascinating isn't it!<br />ArilxArilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447764056767139963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-71392195937446668272018-10-04T15:19:04.360+01:002018-10-04T15:19:04.360+01:00When is a bucket not a bucket!?
I remember the son...When is a bucket not a bucket!?<br />I remember the song - Ed stewpot saturday morning childrens radio had all sorts of songs that have now disappeared.Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-10716388830269405532018-10-04T15:15:50.146+01:002018-10-04T15:15:50.146+01:00They seem to be known quite widelyThey seem to be known quite widelySue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-13413979796351502442018-10-04T15:13:00.102+01:002018-10-04T15:13:00.102+01:00Definitely widespreadDefinitely widespreadSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-67744998559481968622018-10-04T15:12:29.701+01:002018-10-04T15:12:29.701+01:00Snorty pigs! wonder how that originatedSnorty pigs! wonder how that originatedSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-77702761251620747842018-10-04T15:11:21.110+01:002018-10-04T15:11:21.110+01:00Sounds like everywhere has goose-gogs maybe becaus...Sounds like everywhere has goose-gogs maybe because they date back a long time and every garden had a gooseberry bush Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-28731328737598487652018-10-04T15:09:47.099+01:002018-10-04T15:09:47.099+01:00Phillip below has quoted Phoebe from ShakespearePhillip below has quoted Phoebe from ShakespeareSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-48031232918418945962018-10-04T15:08:53.845+01:002018-10-04T15:08:53.845+01:00The Lowestoft accent is completely different to ot...The Lowestoft accent is completely different to other bits of SuffolkSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-74632202781214290782018-10-04T15:07:33.621+01:002018-10-04T15:07:33.621+01:00Ewe Yuck never heard the spitting thing.
Charlie h...Ewe Yuck never heard the spitting thing.<br />Charlie haylock a man who does talks on Suffolk words and stories wrote a book called "Sloightly on the huh". I forgot about thatSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-30902220025141780482018-10-04T15:05:28.560+01:002018-10-04T15:05:28.560+01:00Ah good old Shakespeare - he must have visited Suf...Ah good old Shakespeare - he must have visited Suffolk!!Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-82595394232008523102018-10-04T14:46:58.424+01:002018-10-04T14:46:58.424+01:00I love words and would be sorry if dialect died ou...I love words and would be sorry if dialect died out.<br />Goosegogs I think is quite common and widespread. Pail? We said 'bucket and spade' but I've always thought of bucket and pail as interchangeable. Someone quoted Jack and Jill but there's also 'There's a hole in my bucket'. Remember that one?callmemadamhttps://callmemadam.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.com