To hate certain things people say.......

[blondissimo]

Following on from this thread, I realised that the way other people speak sometimes really grates me!

My dp and all his family say things to my ds (who thankfully is not old enough to understand) such as:

"Was you a good boy, was you?"

"I done it as well"

"Free or four"

Aargh!

And to top it off, on my side of the family, my dsis (in Scotland) says:

"Hunners" (hundreds)

"I'll no be doin' that" (no = not)

"Ye canny do that" (canny = can't)

I do worry about my ds!

Am I being unreasonable - yes, probably. But I don't care.

[secretgardin]

when i came to this country for the first time, i went up to scotland and it was brilliant. couldn't understand a word of what people were saying for days, but no problem when i had one drink too many there is such a variety of dialects on such a small island and i think it's a shame that it's not treasured. i remember growing up thinking that everyone spoke like the queen over here and would be peeing my pants right now at the thought of having a conversation if that was true. give me a lovely warm yorkshire accent or a cheeky liverpool one any day