tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184259169149407061.post3186589906499017494..comments2023-11-03T08:47:36.535+00:00Comments on gab's a trucker: A bit of local vernacularAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17995531499767216763noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184259169149407061.post-16478099183241857692015-05-19T15:14:27.652+01:002015-05-19T15:14:27.652+01:00Ha! Shannon, there is a fair bit of that as well b...Ha! Shannon, there is a fair bit of that as well but it doesn't make for a PG themed blog post ;-) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17995531499767216763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184259169149407061.post-51560160750168976812015-05-19T15:08:23.624+01:002015-05-19T15:08:23.624+01:00I'm noticing a distinct lack of what's up ...I'm noticing a distinct lack of what's up bitches in the British vernacular. :pAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07446615790221954151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184259169149407061.post-57247560639171838022015-05-19T13:55:27.089+01:002015-05-19T13:55:27.089+01:00That's why I wrote 'ey up' rather than...That's why I wrote 'ey up' rather than the ay up that the BBC used...the writer actually got that a bit wrong, it's more of an 'eh' in the Midlands rather than the aye further north. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17995531499767216763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184259169149407061.post-76432146232298106032015-05-19T13:45:27.191+01:002015-05-19T13:45:27.191+01:00I think the "Duck" bit is more local to ...I think the "Duck" bit is more local to this area. I find the Ay-up more Yorkshire, where they may say "Ay-up chuck" instead. <br />That said, my home town Sheffield in Yorkshire, a common greeting is "Alright?" but in dialect, which sounds like "Rate?" or sometimes "Reet?"TWBrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00864494619838458923noreply@blogger.com