AfferGorritt 868 Posted October 21, 2017 Report Share Posted October 21, 2017 I used to drink in the pubs around Eastood, Brinsley etc., and loved to get into conversations with the old guys. Thee's and thou's were prevalent, as was ta, which sounds like the "a" in "a drink", but with a T in front - (not ta(r)), as in "Ar ta gooin' 'om?" A lot of these old guys were ex-miners, and when they mixed in the pit-slang as well they were well nigh unintelligible ... "W'en I were wokking in't gobbins" was one of my favourites! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sputnik 2 Posted October 21, 2017 Report Share Posted October 21, 2017 But surely it was 'art' because they because they were saying 'art thou going?' If you don't speak the dialect... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted October 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 T'gobbins were norra good place ter be when it cum dahn! Ant blast er air as it gid yer were enough ter knock yer ovva! Ah used ter 'ate bein' on't bank whent' gob were dead deep cuz yer knew as it'd probli cum dahn in yer shift. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sputnik 2 Posted October 23, 2017 Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 So, where was the gobbins, Compo? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,576 Posted October 23, 2017 Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 Back of the coal face behind the chocs where all the crap drops after the face moves forward Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sputnik 2 Posted October 23, 2017 Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 One of the old writers (it's online) was talking about the hollows and the gobbins. I couldn't work out the difference. I thought the hollows was where old bell-pits used to be. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John H. 0 Posted June 7, 2020 Report Share Posted June 7, 2020 Great to see 'serry' recognised ! I wondered if serry could be a misused form of sirrah? However, while sirrah was used to show some contempt, serry is quite the opposite. So l'm no wiser now. I'm from Derbyshire Rother/Erewash area. John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John H. 0 Posted June 7, 2020 Report Share Posted June 7, 2020 Yes! Good to see it in print. I used to think it was a corruption of sirrah but it can't be ? Serry is a greeting to an equal, whereas sirrah was used with some contempt or agression. I'm N E Derbyshire area. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mercurydancer 1,104 Posted June 9, 2020 Report Share Posted June 9, 2020 Originally from Hyson Green but lived in Selston I often heard serry as a term of affection and respect. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,269 Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 I always thought that "serry" was a different pronunciation of "sithee" as in "see you later" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnthesoftware 4 Posted March 24, 2021 Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 Been in Bristol since 75. Burton Joyce from 64. Weeding in back garden thinking about god knows what when "Y'aright serry?" suddenly popped into my head. Always assumed it was a corruption of 'sirrah' after it was suggested by a friend smarter than me. I was seven when we moved to BJ and the dialect change from my Liverpool birthplace was astonishing. I frequently had my parents in hysterics once I'd become naturalised. One particular one which had them perplexed was "ahm goin rarnd Gunny" as I was about to cycle to Gunthorpe, and "ah layed one on Johno" after I'd hit my best friend (he hit me first). My sister, mad keen on horses, always referred to them as Bobbos. Oh and 'dog bob' (dog poo). I go back pretty frequently, but the last time I remember feeling I'd actually returned to my linguistic roots was in the Blacks Head on Burton Road about twenty years ago. Comments about accent variations within very local areas certainly rings true, just going to Gunthorpe from Burton Joyce I remember noticing differences. I met someone from Arnold at work in Bristol a few years ago; Nottingham obvs. but I knew it wasn't Burton Joyce/Bulcote/Gedling. Same in Bristol, the local accent (Knowle) is distinct from areas only a few miles away. It was great to reminded about 'Mester'. I was too young to be addressed in this form but I remember my Dad finally getting used to it. Great to find this forum. John 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,134 Posted March 24, 2021 Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 And a gret big welcome to ya John. From one exile to another. Hope we hear more from you. Beekay. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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