Beduth 202 Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 Denshaw. No, Andrew's grandfather wouldn't have sounded like Sue Pollard. Ain't she female ?? But it would be good if someone has a recording that can be played and listened to on Nottstalgia. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,871 Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 Carl Froch (boxer) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beduth 202 Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 I'll go along with that 'denshaw'. And I'll tell you something else. Although I've been left New Basford some 60 years now; when ever I'm in the company of a Nottingham native I immediately fall into the old accent; I just can't help it youth. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
banjo48 928 Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 Me in Perth ! :-) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 Andrew (#1624), I think this is what you're looking for. I hope you enjoy listening to the video. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,158 Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 I AM SURE the Nottingham accent has changed,we use many of the same phrases and words,but to me our kids and Grandkids sound very different from our parents and Grandparents,my hearing like most other things aint what it was but i struggle more to hear excactly what the young ones are on about. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomlinson 879 Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 I haven't lived in Nottingham for 50 years but people still place me to be at least a Midlander by my accent, which surprises me considering the various accents I've been exposed to. I remember the kids being very young when we returned from a 3 year stint in Malta and went to live in Thetford, Norfolk. After the kids had been at school for a while, they began to speak with an Eastenders' accent due to all the London settlers living in Thetford. I'm very happy to say the accent was soon lost with further moves! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted January 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 We have never really had the same accent as our kids. The eldest 2 left Nottingham at a very early age to live in Surrey, where the youngest was then born. They then had the Surrey accent, they walked the parth, and took a barth. Then we came here when they were 13, 11 & 7, and they picked up this accent straight away. We have never lost our Nottingham accent, but must admit it's not so thick as it used to be. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beduth 202 Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 Yes 'katyjay. I don't live too far from Warwick Carstle where knight's lived in the parst. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 I think that a lot of kids today copy the accents from the TV and videos they watch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Was visiting my Aunt Jean over the last few days and my wife was brushing her hair for her when Jean comes out with a saying I had not heard for a long time:There's no lugs in it, is there?"My wife had no idea what she was talking about..................Had to explain she meant knots or tangles. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
annswabey 599 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Had forgotten about lugs - thanks for reminding me of it! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 We used to call Knots in our hair "Lugs", and we called our ears "Lug Holes" 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swe62 334 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 meks yer tabs laff when it were parky Quote Link to post Share on other sites
annswabey 599 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Or when you ate or drank something sour 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 You're wondering round like a lost Jew Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 If asked how we were getting to where ever we were going. The answer would be....By Shanks's Pony! I don't ever remember asking who or what it meant. But knew we would be walking! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swe62 334 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Adams Ale =water Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 The word 'scranny' came to mind while I was reading this thread. As a kid, I'd use the word meaning skinny or thin. If I had a sandwich with not enough filling I'd say "That's a bit scranny." I looked the word up and although it does mean what I thought, it does have a completely different meaning..lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tony1 118 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 SCRANNY: I have always understood that a person who was 'scranny' was a bit dizzy in the head: scatterbrained, daft, dozy. Having just asked three other people, they have each given the same definition. I have never heard of it meaning thin (scrawny). And certainly never heard of it having the awful meaning that is described in an urban dictionary. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Welcome to Nottstalgia, tony1. I look forward to reading your posts and sharing your memories. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Welcome to Nottstalgia, tony1. I look forward to sharing your memories... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Welcome to Nottstalgia tony1. Have fun. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MelissaJKelly 2,121 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Welcome to the forum Tony! Enjoy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beduth 202 Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Things ain't as bad as they was before they was as good as they are now ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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