Things that you thought everyone did and said?

[PeppermintPie]

I had this discussion with two friends. One thought that sleeping with the tv on and a light was something that everyone did until she moved out and learned that it wasn’t the norm.

Another thought that everyone used the terms mardy and nesh until she moved here and people had no idea what she meant.

It’s making me wonder what I say that I think of as normal but is actually specific to my area.

What things did you do and say that you thought were ubiquitous?

@upinaballoon I'd forgotten "spell" for splinter, my Dm and DGM used to say that in east Lancs!
Another one I've just remembered was "step mother jag" which is the little tear of skin you get on your fingers / cuticles. Off to Google to see if anyone else has heard of that one!!!

I'm another one who thought mither was a universal term until I went down south for uni. It comes up with a wiggly line under it, so it's clearly not.
I've heard "give a love" too, but usually in the context of little kids, so I thought it was baby talk.
Also the use of the past participle instead of the gerund for the past continuous of certain verbs, e.g. "I was sat" instead of "I was sitting". I was "corrected" on that repeatedly mostly by friends who thought I was incorrect and my Lancashire accent was funny, but then I had a tutor from the same area as me who said she accepted it as a valid variation, but recommended to avoid it in an exam in case I got a southerner marking. See also "them (ones)" for "those", although I always knew not to use that in writing. I don't say "owt", but I did feel happy when I heard someone asking if there was owt else the other day in my southern city.

Had an English friend and she wanted to put a bag down in the kitchen. I told her to put it on the bunker.... She just stood there.

Also I said I wanted to get a couple of new goonies, she didn't have a clue what I meant.

By the way I am Scottish.

I'm also from the NW and I'm familiar with the word "nesh". Perhaps it's generational?

Well, don't get a cob on about it; it can mean both! 😉

Buttering toast that I was putting jam or marmalade on. People’s eyes actually widen but I thought it was normal!!

oh and in Ireland we use ‘bold’ instead of naughty. I said to someone on here that a child had been a bit bold doing (insert naughty thing here) and I got hopped on!!!!

Going 'round the Wrekin'.

Well yes you’re right!

technically it does mean pat but it also means caress approvingly so in terms of pets it’s used as pat or stroke. Like a few Scottish and English words it’s the intent in the situation that shows the meaning so tell someone to gie the cat a wee clap they would know not to literally pat it.

It's lucid dreaming. I've been able to do it up ti a point since childhood.

Aye but the real question is did ye get any baffies to go wi yer goonies?

As a child, we played marbles with egglets and tolly egglets. And an alleyway was a twitten.

Oh yes! Remember my gran calling those sore bits of skin a "stepmother"...gosh, I haven't thought of that for years! Not something I've heard from anyone else in South Wales though.

Everyone I know puts butter on their toast and then the marmalade. Perfectly normal to me.

I say ‘coggled over’

We use ‘in a minute’ in Belfast.

Love this thread - learning lots of new words! As for “Things that you thought everyone did…” - I didn’t realise until living in the UK that it was not necessary to wash your face, or indeed, get dressed before leaving the house. I am still slightly surprised when I see people on the school run or in the supermarket in their pyjamas.

I've lived in the south east almost all of my life and have never heard anyone say that!

We have some good words in Portsmouth as someone mentioned up thread that are pretty specific to the city. Dinlo or din, meaning an idiot and squinny meaning someone who complains or gets upset easily or tells tales. I believe some of our words are navy slang.

I thought close for the weather was pretty universal

I've always said that. West Midlands

Nesh is not just a northern word. It's also very common in the East Midlands. Derby/Burton/Notts/Sheffield areas.

My dad says this. Born and bread Black Country man.

That isn't a normal uk thing. Those people are just slobs.

I didn't realise til about a year ago, when I saw someone on mumsnet sneering about the use of 'outwith' that this wasn't widely used all over the UK. It's such a useful word so can't imagine why it bothers non Scot's so much 😆

Where's that to, then? (Where is it) drives my other half barmy as apparently it makes no sense.
Nippers/babbers/little'uns - children
Jaspers - wasps
Dumbles/Dumbledores - bumblebee
Wasson? - what's going on / greeting
Luvver- term of endearment for my love / close friends
Grockles - tourists
Grockle box - caravan
Gurt lush - something that really nice

South West Dorset here