mollag Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 We were talking about the scouse accent thing recently and a good point was made that with a Manxie there is always a "tell" word or two. Wasp is one, Waaasp not wosp is the tell. Chicken becomes chikkin wicked becomes wikkit Any others come to mind at ya? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 As well as booooook, and looooook etc. - 'comeover', and calling English/Scots etc. people living here 'immigrants' or 'economic migrants' (that always gobsmacks a few Daily Wail readers) - though with Gordon Broon in power some of them readily admit to being 'asylum seekers'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Thriller Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 General becomes local news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
%age Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 Please, please, don't anyone suggest "fella". It is not a Manxism and used as it is these days has only been around for a decade or two. ...dito "chips, cheese and gravy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 Steam Racket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimcalagon Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 We were talking about the scouse accent thing recently and a good point was made that with a Manxie there is always a "tell" word or two. Wasp is one, Waaasp not wosp is the tell. Chicken becomes chikkin wicked becomes wikkit Any others come to mind at ya? Interestingly, as a native Liverpudlian, I could often tell whether people had grown up in the Walton/Anfield area because they pronounced 'Bag' as 'Baaaaaaag' - very similar to the Manx 'Waaaaasp'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollag Posted February 4, 2008 Author Share Posted February 4, 2008 Tis like the old manx joke Man goes into Elders [a bakers] what can i get ya, ses the women behind the counter Coupla waasps please ses the man We dont sell waasps ses the woman Well how come you've got them in the window then, ses the man Think fella is from an arabic/indian term like bint, kip, buskshee and imshee all common on the Island at one time, Mallum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumble Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 Thirt-teen, fort-teen. Yessir/yisser. Start every answer with 'weeeeeeell'. Lovely. Rural Manx accent is even more pronounced and lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollag Posted February 4, 2008 Author Share Posted February 4, 2008 A friend--------------Awlright Sowl A great friend--------Awlright Good Sowl Was it you or your brother that was lost at sea? Weeeel it's most likely me brother as i was never in the Navy. Gawd Yessir has got me out of so many holes when i couldnt remember a bodys name, dittto awlright darlin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombay Bad Boy Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 ra..er, longtail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollag Posted February 4, 2008 Author Share Posted February 4, 2008 ra..er, longtail Oh yeah, a dead giveaway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonan3 Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 We-ell, they're in an' they gotta be kept!" [Applies to someone like, say, Spock.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
%age Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 Gawd Yessir has got me out of so many holes when i couldnt remember a bodys name, dittto awlright darlin I have to agree with this one, but 'yessir' was a well used Irish-ism from the 19th Century and beyond. Not Manx I'm afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollag Posted February 4, 2008 Author Share Posted February 4, 2008 Intresting! but with the Irish/Manx links, very believable Begorah! I believe i remember Mrs Doyle calling Father Jack - Yessir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-in-man Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 aaaat the eeend of the daaay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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