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Friday 4 April 2008

TOP Regional Poetry

THE PARCEL POST
Eee bah gum, bonny lad
It’s a reet cowead day fer it, in’t it?

I’ll say, aye, I’ll say,
it’s a reet bit parky, allreet!

Gooun then tha’ bonny lad
Threw some wood on fear…

An’ thee mate turns up t' blow
'eater in cab o’ thirty foot wagon.

Tha’s betta, says dri-ver.
As they ‘ead t’ next drop.

Fictional Northern Accent UK..
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9 comments:

  1. Laughing. I think it's right! Good!

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  2. eeh bah gum, that's a reet good poem...

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  3. You got me! I have been reading this poem out loud several times, trying to bury my Aussie accent!

    What fun!

    Gemma

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  4. Och aye the noo, that be braw...

    :-)

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  5. This guy's been to some pretty obscure places to pick up this medley of a dialect. Still, that's the North for you - a different accent on every street!

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  6. Yeah, thanks to everybody for taking a butchers and commenting. It is a bit of a hotch potch of accents and I did put a little footnote disclaimer - stating that it was a fictional accent. Anyway...

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  7. Great accent, hodgepodge or no--I love how it plays with the tonal qualities of the words.

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  8. ah the famed northern accent - hilarious depiction I say.

    Thanks for dropping by my blog.

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  9. Thanks Tria- you know more than I do..

    Thanks Aareet- you're too kind...

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