Tiercel 6,986 Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 (edited) http://www.quizfreak.co.uk/can-you-understand-these-14-brummie-slang-terms/index.html 8/14 and 6 of those were guessed. TC Edited September 7, 2016 by Tiercel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,639 Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 I hope you don't mind TC but it reminded me of this one and thought I'd share; https://www.buzzfeed.com/jenthomas/can-you-speak-nottinghamshire?utm_term=.bmPQojram#.tpwQRXBPq My own local lingo. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 8 out of 14 for me ...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 11 out of 16 for BH's place ...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbriar 8,568 Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 12/14 for me.......but a lot of guesses. I only knew 4 for sure ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbriar 8,568 Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 I hope you don't mind TC but it reminded me of this one and thought I'd share; https://www.buzzfeed.com/jenthomas/can-you-speak-nottinghamshire?utm_term=.bmPQojram#.tpwQRXBPq My own local lingo. 16/16 ! But I would have been ashamed to get one wrong - "me owd mam" still uses a lot of those phrases ! BH, do you say "Rain-worth" or "Rennuth" ? Blidduth ? Wood'uss ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiercel 6,986 Posted September 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 12/16 for BH. TC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,639 Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 (edited) I hope you don't mind TC but it reminded me of this one and thought I'd share; https://www.buzzfeed.com/jenthomas/can-you-speak-nottinghamshire?utm_term=.bmPQojram#.tpwQRXBPq My own local lingo. 16/16 ! But I would have been ashamed to get one wrong - "me owd mam" still uses a lot of those phrases ! BH, do you say "Rain-worth" or "Rennuth" ? Blidduth ? Wood'uss ? The latter, the correct way. LOL I got 15/16, never say or heard 'masht' but then I'm more nott's border anyway. I don't think I have a strong accent like folk from north of the city. I got 7 on TCs quiz. All bar about two were complete guesses! LOL Edited September 7, 2016 by Born Hunter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
green lurchers 16,375 Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 9 from 14 guesswork Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,481 Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 10 out of 14 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
squab 2,875 Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 i guessed 6,thank f**k for that hate to think id learnt a new language especially theirs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbriar 8,568 Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 I hope you don't mind TC but it reminded me of this one and thought I'd share; https://www.buzzfeed.com/jenthomas/can-you-speak-nottinghamshire?utm_term=.bmPQojram#.tpwQRXBPq My own local lingo. 16/16 ! But I would have been ashamed to get one wrong - "me owd mam" still uses a lot of those phrases !BH, do you say "Rain-worth" or "Rennuth" ? Blidduth ? Wood'uss ? The latter, the correct way. LOL I got 15/16, never say or heard 'masht' but then I'm more nott's border anyway. I don't think I have a strong accent like folk from north of the city. I got 7 on TCs quiz. All bar about two were complete guesses! LOL My mum still says she's 'mashing' and my grandparents used to say it "meks ya tabs laff !".....when I lived in Wood'uss I heard a few of the older people saying they'd maybe tea. Gerrartonit, ya daft bat ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 24,893 Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 I hope you don't mind TC but it reminded me of this one and thought I'd share; https://www.buzzfeed.com/jenthomas/can-you-speak-nottinghamshire?utm_term=.bmPQojram#.tpwQRXBPq My own local lingo. 16/16 ! But I would have been ashamed to get one wrong - "me owd mam" still uses a lot of those phrases !BH, do you say "Rain-worth" or "Rennuth" ? Blidduth ? Wood'uss ? The latter, the correct way. LOL I got 15/16, never say or heard 'masht' but then I'm more nott's border anyway. I don't think I have a strong accent like folk from north of the city. I got 7 on TCs quiz. All bar about two were complete guesses! LOL I got them all corect on the Nottingham one, the bh put up,,,,,I have a broad Mansfield accent bh,,,I hate it... On tc brummy test a got 10,,, and guessed a few of them,,, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 24,893 Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 We always referred to woodhouse,,,not wooduss,,,,but wood ous,,,like saying house,,,,without the h,,,,the same as we say the word house,,,,it's ous,,,, And a horse,,,,,is pronounced ,,,,oss,,,,, If there's a horse in a field over there,,,,,we would say there's anoss over there 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darbo 4,774 Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 1st one 8/14 2nd 9/16 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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