A wonderful place to read the Leicestershire, especially Hinckley, dialect is to look at the David Wood website, http://www.oralhistory.co.uk/ . Have a look at the top box marked Chelps, or any of the headings, will take you to David’s marvellous talks that he has had with some of the older residents of the area. Jeff & Michele in good old Barwell

Hi Listers, When I moved up to Leicester from London, I thought I was learning a whole new language. Cob? Bap? In London we just had rolls but I did eventually realise a cob was crusty and a bap was soft. A round of bread? I thought most loaves were squarish and then the penny dropped that the locals were referring to a slice of bread. I found out too that in Leicester they used the word "jitty" for an alleyway and they mashed the tea whereas in London we only mashed potatoes. Mending the fire conjured up visions of hammer and chisel. In London we simply put more coal on. I'm sure I could think of many more but these immediately come to mind. Lesley