Hi Brian, "Ay up me duck" and frit are very Leicester. We've been in Australia 31 years and my Husband still talks like this. Gill. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brian Binns Sent: Friday, 3 February 2012 8:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LEI] Victorian Letters 3 I'm originally from Nottingham, and I know that there have been many booklets written on the local Nottingham dialect. I particularly remember one called "Ay up me duck" which just about summarise it in the title. I am not aware of any Leicester ones though. I now live in Loughborough which is a bit cosmopolitan, but go to Shepshed and listen to some of the older folk and there is a distinct dialect. Enough to make you frit! Brian Binns -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: 03 February 2012 12:24 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LEI] Victorian Letters 3 Brian, In south-west Leicestershire in the 1940s the term "worited" was often used in speech - though I never saw it written down. As you say it meant worried. Malcolm Wardle "... Given some of the poor spelling, at least the writer wrote it as spoken, which makes me think that the word "worited" was actually the way they spoke. Was this therefore a dialect word for worried? Also, as she did in another letter, Elizabeth uses the word "betimes" to mean at the current time. Again possibly a dialect word. ..." _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4782 - Release Date: 02/02/12 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4782 - Release Date: 02/02/12 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4782 - Release Date: 02/02/12 ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4782 - Release Date: 02/02/12 ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4782 - Release Date: 02/02/12 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Absolutely! We've been here in Oz for nearly 47 years but that sort of talk never leaves our memories! Jan Marchant ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gill Goddard" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 12:06 AM Subject: Re: [LEI] Victorian Letters 3 > Hi Brian, "Ay up me duck" and frit are very Leicester. We've been in > Australia 31 years and my Husband still talks like this. Gill. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brian Binns > Sent: Friday, 3 February 2012 8:31 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LEI] Victorian Letters 3 > > I'm originally from Nottingham, and I know that there have been many > booklets written on the local Nottingham dialect. I particularly remember > one called "Ay up me duck" which just about summarise it in the title. I > am > not aware of any Leicester ones though. > I now live in Loughborough which is a bit cosmopolitan, but go to Shepshed > and listen to some of the older folk and there is a distinct dialect. > Enough > to make you frit! > > Brian Binns > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: 03 February 2012 12:24 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LEI] Victorian Letters 3 > > Brian, > > In south-west Leicestershire in the 1940s the term "worited" was often > used > in speech - though I never saw it written down. > > As you say it meant worried. > > Malcolm Wardle > > > "... > Given some of the poor spelling, at least the writer wrote it as spoken, > which makes me think that the word "worited" was actually the way they > spoke. Was this therefore a dialect word for worried? Also, as she did in > another letter, Elizabeth uses the word "betimes" to mean at the current > time. Again possibly a dialect word. > ..." > > > > > > > > _____ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4782 - Release Date: 02/02/12 > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4782 - Release Date: 02/02/12 > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4782 - Release Date: 02/02/12 > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4782 - Release Date: 02/02/12 > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4782 - Release Date: 02/02/12 > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4786 - Release Date: 02/03/12 >