Aug 14, 2018 -- 12:56AM, Willie Shafter. wrote:
wher bouts denz?
Relatives from Heaton,Fenham,Benwell for some reason say nar whereas I'm from Winlaton (Gateshead) say naa.
Aug 14, 2018 -- 12:56AM, BRIGGSY08 wrote:
I’d class my accent as upper Northumbrian Ashington esq
So you say Tayne for Ten.
Aug 14, 2018 -- 1:28AM, BRIGGSY08 wrote:
Den when I was small me grandad and most men a new of his age rolled there r’s That’s proper Northumbrian patter. You can still here this dialect deep in the Cheviot hills and on holly island, mainly by old Shepards or farmers. I had this conversation with an old farmer on holy island a couple of year ago and find it fascinating. I reckon even people from Newcastle would struggle to understand some of these old boys
I regularly get into the Breamish Valley (Ingram) but have never spoken to anyone yet.