YnysMon Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 I came across this ebook when browsing Food of England website (this mostly has links to ancient cook books, but somehow this one snuck in). I though it might be of interest to those residing in the area. https://archive.org/details/suffolkwordsand00moorgoog/page/n32/mode/2up 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Sadly, our dialect is continuously under attack, whether from 'forriners' up from Lunnon' or even the radio & TV. It is interesting to read of what we once had, and in some communities still have, but we are fast losing it, regretfully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauriceMynah Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Yes, Estuary Essex dialect is under a similar threat Isn't it. You are aware. Many times I read bit's and pieces you are aware, where the dialect you are aware, seems lacking the snap it used to have isn't it. you are aware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwanR Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 1 hour ago, JennyMorgan said: 'forriners' up from Lunnon' That would be me then ... but I’m not going back! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 1 minute ago, SwanR said: That would be me then ... but I’m not going back! You are more than welcome to stay!! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YnysMon Posted December 28, 2020 Author Share Posted December 28, 2020 The link I provided was from the early 1800s. Maybe before Estuary English/Essex? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauriceMynah Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Estuary English dates right back to Roman times, when one of their commanders landed at Canvey Island and said... "Veni, Vidi, Vici, Init " 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 29 minutes ago, MauriceMynah said: Estuary English dates right back to Roman times, when one of their commanders landed at Canvey Island and said... Them there Roman commanders first landed on the Great Estuary at Burgh Castle only us Angles were not overly keen on adopting their Great Estuary English, at that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauriceMynah Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Why is it that the Angles were always right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meantime Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 9 minutes ago, MauriceMynah said: Why is it that the Angles were always right? There are many Angles, not all of them are right! Some believe there are degrees of right! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauriceMynah Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 I'm sure we can agree that the Angles had a certain... 'poise' 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumpy Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Another useful phrasebook for duzzy incomers is 'Sloightly on the huh' by a huddy ol' boi, Charlie Haydock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floydraser Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Anyone interested in accents could have a bit of fun here: https://funtranslations.com/norfolk I used something like this for my book. Unfortunately they don't have suffolk, but it's all the same in East Anglia isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendel Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 2 hours ago, MauriceMynah said: Why is it that the Angles were always right? they werent always right, they had an acute sense of humour and an obtuse sense of irony 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meantime Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 7 minutes ago, grendel said: they werent always right, they had an acute sense of humour and an obtuse sense of irony Sometimes in equilateral measures or they would have been unbalanced. This thread is in danger of protractedly going full circle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauriceMynah Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Agreed. We do seem to have gone off on something of a tangent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 10 minutes ago, MauriceMynah said: We do seem to have gone off on something of a tangent. Again!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.