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George Kaplan said:
Jests aside I cannot for the life of me fathom why people don’t understand that communicating in the vernacular of their to regional origin is likely to result in confusion.

There are many regional variations for things like Fish and Chips but I’ve found that saying ‘Fish and Chips’ instead of ‘supper’, ‘lot’ etc has close to 100% chance of success in communicating the order, regardless of where I am. Same goes for a whole multitude of things.

Of course, if you don’t realise that there’s a different term for something like ‘spelk’ it’s a different kettle of supper.
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A different kettle of chips, surely?
 
George Kaplan said:
Jests aside I cannot for the life of me fathom why people don’t understand that communicating in the vernacular of their to regional origin is likely to result in confusion.

There are many regional variations for things like Fish and Chips but I’ve found that saying ‘Fish and Chips’ instead of ‘supper’, ‘lot’ etc has close to 100% chance of success in communicating the order, regardless of where I am. Same goes for a whole multitude of things.

Of course, if you don’t realise that there’s a different term for something like ‘spelk’ it’s a different kettle of supper.
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I was only 16 at the time man - I didn't know fish lot was a Sunderland thing! :lol:
 
a1970man said:
Don't get me started on Monkeys Blood.

It'll be cold day in hell when I ask for Rasberry Flavouring on me 99.
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Just asked for that on me 99 down here in this there London place. They looked at me as if i’d Just butt fucked their deceased grannie in front of them,
 
Willicks - We use it in North East they also use it in Northern Ireland and some areas of Scotland........ down Sarf.............Winkles, presume because given name is Periwinkle. On holiday in Dorset once and asked for some Winkles and was told in a fishmongers to try the butchers?

Pointed them out and gadgy said, Oh!, you want Winkles, what the feck is that about!

HellsBells said:
In Scotland it’s a skelf I believe.
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skelf


NOUN
Scottish
  • 1 A splinter or sliver of wood.


  • 2 Informal A troublesome or annoying person.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘shelf’): probably from Middle Low German schelf; compare with shelf. skelf (sense 1) dates from the early 17th century.
 
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Jimmer13 said:
Willicks - We use it in North East they also use it in Northern Ireland and some areas of Scotland........ down Sarf.............Winkles, presume because given name is Periwinkle. On holiday in Dorset once and asked for some Winkles and was told in a fishmongers to try the butchers?

Pointed them out and gadgy said, Oh!, you want Winkles, what the feck is that about!



skelf


NOUN
Scottish
  • 1 A splinter or sliver of wood.


  • 2 Informal A troublesome or annoying person.
Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘shelf’): probably from Middle Low German schelf; compare with shelf. skelf (sense 1) dates from the early 17th century.
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Latka Gravas said:
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Nor man fella, that is what they call them darn Sarf! As the fishmonger explained (quite patiently and at long length) to me, they are called periwinkle's. I said fine mate do you sell them by weight? he said in pints, So I pointed at them and said give me three pints of those.... He went those? I said aye, the Willicks, he gave up and as I walked out, he said f***ing northerners they should learn to speak proper!
 
There shouldn't even be a word for a tiny bit of wood sticking in your finger. It's just a minor annoyance. Now a fence post rammed up your fingernail....that's a spelk.
 
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