tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007489185450890360.post1411438068376905663..comments2023-10-31T12:02:17.704+00:00Comments on Write up the Hill: Well, I Never Did in all 'me' Born Days!Pat Posnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09024751148905919332noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007489185450890360.post-2384139474815313422008-08-18T22:06:00.000+01:002008-08-18T22:06:00.000+01:00Hi Pat, Me again. Four of your short stories are w...Hi Pat, Me again. Four of your short stories are with PF.. May I ask have they been helpful with feedback?<BR/><BR/>Best wishes,<BR/>AnnieAnnie Wickinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086872542948192391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007489185450890360.post-9100136676183068972008-08-15T15:16:00.000+01:002008-08-15T15:16:00.000+01:00Oh thank you for posting the "pig in a ginnel...Oh thank you for posting the "pig in a ginnel" one ~ that takes me right back to my Sheffield days & always makes me smile! <BR/><BR/>Oh and thanks also to Karen for illuminating me on the "foot of our stairs" one ~ I never knew what that meant till now!Kate.Kingsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02382512850730256227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007489185450890360.post-37892231410137757162008-08-15T08:57:00.000+01:002008-08-15T08:57:00.000+01:00Hi, JenIt's the continually changing 'Teen-talk' t...Hi, Jen<BR/>It's the continually changing 'Teen-talk' that makes me feel as if I'm on an alien planet.<BR/>A lot of that doesn't make sense to me - then when I start to know the in words, they're already out of use.Pat Posnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024751148905919332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007489185450890360.post-7876426781989174292008-08-15T06:18:00.000+01:002008-08-15T06:18:00.000+01:00Crumbs, I feel as if I've landed on an alien plane...Crumbs, I feel as if I've landed on an alien planet reading through that lot. I feel sadly lacking in peculiar sayings now.<BR/><BR/>I always knew there was something missing from my life :0(Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781237143187343971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007489185450890360.post-77230820562339480022008-08-14T22:16:00.000+01:002008-08-14T22:16:00.000+01:00Hi, AnnieYou know I got a weird email from Daemon ...Hi, Annie<BR/>You know I got a weird email from Daemon mailer saying my comment on your blog couldn't be delvered. Glad it was wrong.<BR/>Keep trying with PF, and good luck; the editors really are nice to work with.<BR/>They've got four of mine right now so I'm playing the old waiting game. <BR/>Watch this space!Pat Posnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024751148905919332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007489185450890360.post-59536129273406366112008-08-14T19:51:00.000+01:002008-08-14T19:51:00.000+01:00Hi Pat,Thank you for dropping by. I see you have h...Hi Pat,<BR/>Thank you for dropping by. I see you have had stories published in 'People's Friend'. I have had some great feedback from them for my stories, but so far they haven't accepted one yet.<BR/><BR/>I shall keep on trying ;-)<BR/><BR/>best wishes,<BR/>AnnieAnnie Wickinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086872542948192391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007489185450890360.post-18654202789102568902008-08-14T09:01:00.000+01:002008-08-14T09:01:00.000+01:00Good to 'see' you C&CThere are some gr...Good to 'see' you C&C<BR/>There are some great sayings and words there!<BR/><BR/>The first time I saw the word 'eejit' was (I think) in an Enid Blyton book when somebody called someone ninnies and eejits.<BR/>It's going to niggle me now until I remember which book.<BR/>Anyone know?Pat Posnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024751148905919332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007489185450890360.post-88193721832014038192008-08-14T03:23:00.000+01:002008-08-14T03:23:00.000+01:00Thanks for your lovely comments on my blog :-)I'm ...Thanks for your lovely comments on my blog :-)<BR/><BR/>I'm Scottish so we have a whole host of weird words and sayings<BR/><BR/>Thick as two short planks<BR/>You canna sell the cou an sup the milk - You can't sell the cow AND drink the milk...I guess a version of you can't have your cake and eat it!!<BR/>He haes aw his back teeth - He has all his back teeth meaning he's not daft.<BR/><BR/>Ooohh there are loads...<BR/><BR/>My Gran used to say 'Wide ears and short tongues are best'<BR/><BR/>and a few words;<BR/><BR/>Blether - Chat<BR/>Canny - careful<BR/>Cowp - tip over or can also mean mess as in 'This room is a cowp'<BR/>Crabbit - bad tempered<BR/>Dreich - damp and dismal weather<BR/>Drookit - soaked through<BR/>Eejit - idiot<BR/><BR/>I could go on and on!!!<BR/><BR/>C x<BR/><BR/>Ps. Loved knitting fog....brillCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327016337976942530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007489185450890360.post-7567176427226606682008-08-13T13:51:00.000+01:002008-08-13T13:51:00.000+01:00Welcome Kate - and daughter.'Dimpsy' is a lovely w...Welcome Kate - and daughter.<BR/><BR/>'Dimpsy' is a lovely word. I can see myself sneaking new words and expressions into short stories.Pat Posnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024751148905919332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007489185450890360.post-58885505855878407682008-08-13T13:40:00.000+01:002008-08-13T13:40:00.000+01:00Favourite one from growing up in Devon: 'Aye it's...Favourite one from growing up in Devon: 'Aye it's right dimpsy' meaning twilight is falling. Thanks for visiting the new blog - my little girl will be so impressed (she loves the animal series!)Kate Lord Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00278515379867576350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007489185450890360.post-6423383260960961712008-08-13T11:53:00.000+01:002008-08-13T11:53:00.000+01:00The Lancashire and Yorkshire sayings are great are...The Lancashire and Yorkshire sayings are great aren't they, Honeysuckle! We'll think up a few more when we have our coffee date.<BR/><BR/>I think we 'met' before I started blogging so that's probably why you didn't know I had a blog.Pat Posnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024751148905919332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007489185450890360.post-10668931562462430062008-08-13T11:00:00.000+01:002008-08-13T11:00:00.000+01:00I didn't know you had a blog! How dim am I? Expres...I didn't know you had a blog! How dim am I? <BR/><BR/>Expressions - Barney always threatens to 'plait sawdust' if something doesn't happen as he expects. Bit like knitting fog, I should think.<BR/><BR/>I love Yorkshire sayings like<BR/>'She's got all her chairs at home.'<BR/>(Surely most people keep their chairs at home?) - it indicates someone who won't get taken advantage of.<BR/>And a colleague from when I was young used to say 'It's nowt to get into bed abaht!' meaning not worth making yourself ill over.<BR/><BR/>Must be hundreds of them.Honeysucklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077195038391022191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007489185450890360.post-52558338473335547302008-08-12T22:47:00.000+01:002008-08-12T22:47:00.000+01:00HelenI bet your mum says: "It's raining stair-rods...Helen<BR/>I bet your mum says: "It's raining stair-rods" as well?<BR/><BR/>Welcome, Wordtryst. It's great to start getting an international flavour on my blog.Pat Posnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024751148905919332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007489185450890360.post-27734062201925666142008-08-12T16:47:00.000+01:002008-08-12T16:47:00.000+01:00Hi Pat, thanks for dropping by my blog! I won't go...Hi Pat, thanks for dropping by my blog! I won't go into the weird sayings in my neck of the woods (Caribbean); I'll just say that given our colonial history, many of ours can be traced right back to strange corners of your world!<BR/><BR/>Helen, "plenty weather" is common among older folks here.Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007489185450890360.post-58374823024980793732008-08-12T15:47:00.000+01:002008-08-12T15:47:00.000+01:00It's funny you should ask, because my mum's down a...It's funny you should ask, because my mum's down at the moment (from Yorkshire) and I heard Teen Daughter say to her yesterday,'what's poompwatta?' It was actually 'pump water,' but Mum's accent made it hard to understand. I laughed for about an hour, I'm afraid.<BR/><BR/>My gran used to say 'well I'll go to the foot of our stairs,' to indicate amazement.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986874444030474719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007489185450890360.post-83983737110277994412008-08-09T19:53:00.000+01:002008-08-09T19:53:00.000+01:00So have we both got a thing about a mon on a horse...So have we both got a thing about a mon on a horse, Nell! <BR/>Ypor glass eye and my chocolate fireguard are a good match, too.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Sally, good to see you here.<BR/>I love the prune one - so visual.Pat Posnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024751148905919332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007489185450890360.post-81574090032300595382008-08-09T17:36:00.000+01:002008-08-09T17:36:00.000+01:00Hi and thanks for the visit, well my hubby's favou...Hi and thanks for the visit, well my hubby's favourite saying is 'however young a prune may be it's always black and wrinkled'. Drives me nuts.Sally Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09299690757779540854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007489185450890360.post-71960847740865716392008-08-09T16:59:00.000+01:002008-08-09T16:59:00.000+01:00Here are some more Black Country ones for you.I cu...Here are some more Black Country ones for you.<BR/>I culd ave drapped cork-legged - I could have dropped down dead with surprise.<BR/><BR/>A blind mon on a gallopin' oss culd a sid it - How could you not notice that you fool?<BR/><BR/>He's about as gain as a glass eye - He looks good but he's useless.Nell Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16346808072962615721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007489185450890360.post-63399517092483293092008-08-09T14:14:00.000+01:002008-08-09T14:14:00.000+01:00Hi, KittyThe writing bug never dies no matter what...Hi, Kitty<BR/><BR/>The writing bug never dies no matter what else you're doing instead, does it!<BR/><BR/>So you're another one on the borders of different counties. Our postal address is Lancs but you cross the West Yorks border to get to our house.Pat Posnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024751148905919332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007489185450890360.post-30452436199804496262008-08-09T11:50:00.000+01:002008-08-09T11:50:00.000+01:00Hi Pat, thanks for your comments on my blog(s). I'...Hi Pat, thanks for your comments on my blog(s). I'm about as far North of North Yorkshire as you can get - almost on the border with County Durham, half way between the Moors and the Dales. <BR/>And another frustrated writer! I've turned my back on freelance journalism after being frustrated by the lack of creativity and advertising-driven nature of local press and magazines. So I'm now a caterer, and a lot less anxious! But that novel's still whirring around in my head.Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378174162151683519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007489185450890360.post-24340149908102369332008-08-09T10:10:00.000+01:002008-08-09T10:10:00.000+01:00There are some good cockney slang ones, Helen. Dad...There are some good cockney slang ones, Helen. Dad had loads of them, he was a Londoner; I was born down there and lived there til I was 10.<BR/>When we were moving 'oop north' the removal men asked Mum if she wanted them to take the maiden in the van. Mum, thinking they meant me, said no. That's how her favourite wooden clothes-horse got left behind.<BR/><BR/>Debs, I'll try holding thumbs for good luck. Crossing fingers hasn't got me an agent yet.Pat Posnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024751148905919332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007489185450890360.post-31635639269735856892008-08-09T09:06:00.000+01:002008-08-09T09:06:00.000+01:00I love the knitting fog one too. When my mother w...I love the knitting fog one too. When my mother wishes someone luck she says, "I'll hold thumbs for you." Instead of the usual crossing fingers.Deborah Carr (Debs)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03223653554549707595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007489185450890360.post-61755864406180926922008-08-08T22:09:00.000+01:002008-08-08T22:09:00.000+01:00It's best Northamptonshire, Pat. Another one I lo...It's best Northamptonshire, Pat. Another one I love is 'half sharp' meaning not very clever, which my Dad said a lot. My grandmother also used to use a lot of cockney expressions which I believe was due to having evacuees from London during the war.HelenMWaltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16182100572365505905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007489185450890360.post-16501322424601282732008-08-08T20:04:00.000+01:002008-08-08T20:04:00.000+01:00Michelle - love the doing things dreckly - and 'Ru...Michelle - love the doing things dreckly - and 'Rub it with a brick' is great.<BR/><BR/>I like Ellie's monkey's patoot!<BR/><BR/>Sally gets a gold star for knowing gazunder.<BR/>And, Sally, I think 'snap' comes from miners who took their carry-out (lunch) in a snap box.<BR/><BR/>Yvonne, yours are great as well.<BR/>Sally's hubby's cousin sounds a right character.<BR/><BR/>So, 'Stone the flippin' Crows' there's a good selection here.<BR/><BR/>Keep them coming. They might be 'as much use as a chocolate fireguard' but there are many more than 'could be written on a butterfly's knickers'.Pat Posnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024751148905919332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007489185450890360.post-54486458445969706222008-08-08T19:24:00.000+01:002008-08-08T19:24:00.000+01:00Another one I've thought of was used by hubby's co...Another one I've thought of was used by hubby's cousin, who's a joiner. He called to do some work for us one day and showed a large expanse of builder's bum. When I said, laughing, 'For goodness sake, put it away' he said 'A blind man'd be pleased to see it'.Quillershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148636009202550512noreply@blogger.com