Yer Mither Tongue

Post by **joette** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 4:50 pm

My nephews have composed a weegie version of Wonderwall by Oasis & also a version of "In the Country"(In the Faifley") but I couldn't possibly print them here.
Here is a portion "Lives in a hoose,a very small hoose,
In the Faifley.
Dad's on the buroo
& brother's .
So the art of adapting songs is alive & well & flourishing in the younger generations.

Davie · Post by **Davie** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 6:08 pm

Aw c'mon Joette,

My nephews have composed a weegie version of Wonderwall by Oasis & also a version of "In the Country"(In the Faifley") but I couldn't possibly print them here.

In true pantomime tradition.
"Oh yes you can!"

I have posted on here about my Daughter's intended wedding,or at least settin' up hoose.
And I kid you not, The boy is frae the Faifley.
Is that no a posh name furr the Drum?
Go Lass

Davie

StewL · Post by **StewL** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 2:58 am

My faither was a bankie and my mither was from Clarkston Airdrie. So I had a couple of different dialects to transcend as a wain/bairn. I recall getting a few skelps on the numptie for speaking like a Glesga Keelie.

Another expression I heard often was yer room looks like a cowp get it cleaned up!

Davie whits wrang wi the Faifley I lived there

Post by **Merlot** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 7:22 am

Another expression I heard often was yer room looks like a cowp get it cleaned up

I find myself repeating this phrase every day as Merlot Jnr is a manky wee besom. Instead of cleaned up------red up

Merlot

Davie · Post by **Davie** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 1:37 pm

I find myself repeating this phrase every day as Merlot Jnr is a manky wee besom. Instead of cleaned up------red up

Hi Merlot,
I passed the term "Auld Bizom" earlier to Bron in Oz this morn.
http://www.worldburnsclub.com/poems/tra ... besoms.htm

I wonder if "Daft as a brush" comes from similar.
And my Great Aunt used the term "ridd" (not quite sure where it came from)
As in "Let's ridd this hoose before the visitors arrive"
I have never heard anyone else in Glasgow use it.

Davie

Davie · Post by **Davie** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 1:50 pm

Davie whits wrang wi the Faifley I lived there

Hi Stewie,
Ah never said ther wiz oanthin' wrang wey the place.
But i note you "lived" ther'

Waitin' furr Joette tae pass alang the wee song.
Ah'll hawd judgement till then
Meantime, tae the same tune

http://freespace.virgin.net/martin.lewi ... /brown.htm
Davie

Post by **Merlot** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 2:58 pm

Davie,

Ridd/Red up i.e. tidy/ clean up. I know a loads of people who use this term a lot so your Great Aunt is not alone

Another one is "ben" i.e. in, inside, into.
Get ben that room and ridd up
Maybe it's an east end thing

Cheers,

Merlot

Davie · Post by **Davie** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 4:20 pm

Hi Merlot,
Ah'm a Calton boay masel.
Abercrombie Street, though the Faimily fruit shoap wiz in Kent Street
When we were in Glenpark Street, it could be Mile End, Camlachie or Dennistoun.
As I said, Ridd up, is not a term oany of my freens use, though we all know what it means.
And another wee East end statement, frae "Hen Broon" a well kent polis in the 50s and 60s.
"Ur ye sure the boay wiz oan the lorry when he fell aff it"

All my lot use the term "Son" when addressing each other.
Even my weans.
"howzitgawn son?"
"Right son, ah'll see ye later"
Or if it is a lassie it wid be "Hen"

I know Airdrie and Coatbrig' punters who use "Mate" in the same venacular.
Any others frae yer ain locale?

DAvie

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 4:45 pm

And then there's the classic Billy Connolly tale of Glasgow Central (railway) station of a Saturday night, when a drunk wanders up to you, and asks "Hey Jimmy, whit's yer name ?!"

David

mallog · Post by **mallog** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 8:20 pm

The classics for me are

Operator: Is there money in the box?
Punter: Naw am in here masel

1st Punter: Aa thot ye said yer dug didnae bite?
2nd Punter: That's no ma dug