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Black Country Language

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Thought you might enjoy reading :

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:thumbup: :thumbup:

I recognise some of them from members of our family!
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Oh my , it does bring some memories back. :grin:
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Re: Black Country Language

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wash yer donnies!

Wolvie calls them donnies :P
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I used to say donnies to my girls when they were little. Still say it now to the grand kidds. :grin:
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Gerrout the oss road - Please come out of the road and on the pavement
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Antie em.........My mother used to use the word Morkin or Mawkin (Scruffy) was it a general Black Country expresion or only Halesowen etc.

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My mom (from Tipton) used to say dow stand around looking like a morkin - don't stand there looking vacant !!!

My dad was Welsh - so they both had a different word for everything - no wonder I grew up confused !!!
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Northern Lass wrote:wash yer donnies!

Wolvie calls them donnies :P

:roll: The Wolfman calls em donnies!!?? Ah bless. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Some of the words I remember but I thought were Northern. :?
May be a mixture if people moved around.
I love accents and the way people use words.
I really dont like how some children speak around here or the ones who think they are gangsters from America :roll:
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Re: Black Country Language

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I suck me teeth!
only way to get them clean :(
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Northern Lass wrote:I suck me teeth!
only way to get them clean :(

:sick: That is so disgusting!!
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Rob wrote:
Northern Lass wrote:I suck me teeth!
only way to get them clean :(

:sick: That is so disgusting!!



:lol:
I dont get what you mean NL? Cant you put them in a pot?
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Re: Black Country Language

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grangers14 wrote:
Rob wrote:
Northern Lass wrote:I suck me teeth!
only way to get them clean :(

:sick: That is so disgusting!!



:lol:
I dont get what you mean NL? Cant you put them in a pot?



Nor me ,but it aint half funny :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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