Good Day Gentlemen,
An "English as a second language" work colleague of mine will shortly be travelling to the far outreaches of Norfolk England. Whilst there he will be visiting 16 long lost brothers 56 sisters and 2,152 cousins that he so far managed to track down. ( all numbers at time of writing )
I have compiled a short list of phrases for him to learn to assist him when on his journey. Does anyone have any suggestions for phrases that I could add to this list ?
Thanking you in anticipation
Narridge yoonyun = major Norfolk employer (Norwich Union)
thang kyer = spoken at high speed, used by Norfolk shop assistants when accepting money (Thank you)
how're yer gettin arn = Norfolk greeting (How are you getting on)
hair = here
shicagooo's = nightspot on Prince of Wales road (chigago?s)
bare = sold by the pint in shicagooo's (beer)
is that roight? = comment to show attention being paid to speaker ( is that right)
ass a jouk = i'm just kidding ( that is a joke)
windam = small town south of Norwich. (sensible abbreviation of it's proper name = wymundimundimundum)
card = traditionally eaten with chips (Cod)
hoom base = DIY shop (various sites) (Home base)
fooze = electrical component on sale at hoom base (Fuse)
fool = petrol or diesel fuel
int-huh-net = worldwide web
gatoo = sticky chocolate cake
foo too = get these developed at boots (photo)
sproight = fizzy lemon drink (sprite)
boost = to brag (Boast)
jargon = like running, but slower
cooo = What they do when waiting in line (Queue)
Voow = a scenic outlook (View)
Posted By: Mr Wong, Mar 1, 17:41:20
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