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Another two word usages which I still use today are whatsamacallit and thingamajig, rough translation is an item or person who's name you've forgot

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Thanks MargR, but you've got to admit it certainly got people taking part & although the link should be good enough, its always better to speak to the people who know & use it. :)

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Yeah ... one man's ginnel is another man's snickett.:rolleyes:

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I tend to think that Blackburn and Accrington accents are very similar. Burnley there's a slight difference. Nelson and around that area, a marked difference in my opinion.

I suppose Nelson is getting dangerously near to Yorkshire,which could well explain it.

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Slight wander on local differences ...No idea if there is any truth in it , but my Son and his mate were visiting Gt Harwood a few years back, in one of the local pubs they were approached by a bunch of locals who asked them if they were from "Accy", when they told them no , they were from Germany they were told sorry "no problem, we thought you were from "Accy" because you are both so tall "
Does Accrington have a reputation for producing tall folk ? or are Arroders just height impaired :confused:

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No, Accringtonians are normal size.

Probably because much of Arrod is in the shadow of Whalley Nab, and doesn't get much sunlight.

Which means they are a town of munchkins, and anyone over 5'2'' draws attention to themselves.

:D

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On my return to Ossy in 2002, from ventures afar as Dingleland and all points in between,
I did notice that there is a particular aspect to a man's gobbin face -
...a tendency for an oversized nose.
My son has it, men I see visiting their allotments have it, ... a big conk
...not jewish style...more 'bulbous'

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What a wonderful turn of phrase Marge !! :D made me chuckle !

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Nay John, thas furgetten one ot muast important item in any tool box, a Doofer, itul do fur this an idl do fur thad,
Retlaw.

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Which would be the equivalent of the Liverpool :-

Worrall = "What will" or Darrell = "That will" & Iddle = "It will"

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What about the phrase my mother used often -
It's a 'thing o' purpose' - whenever its purpose was not readily identifiable:confused:

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Why, when people were taken by suprise, or shocked, did they say 'Well, I'll go t'foot of our stairs'?

Why there?

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How come a woman is always referred to as ooh. As in oo's just gon shoppin.

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Do you mean 'A nose with a little arse on the end' ? As Jim Royle would say.:D

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And Rossendale is a different kettle of fish altogether:rolleyes: