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This is very interesting. As a Mancunian, the term is so common I guess I've never questioned it much. It's just taken for granted. If it makes it easier, it's
by jwdunne 9y ago
This is very interesting. As a Mancunian, the term is so common I guess I've never questioned it much. It's just taken for granted.
If it makes it easier, it's often shortened to just "manc". We tend to just use that instead of "Mancunian". I recently commented my little girl seems to have a thick Manc accent - it's quite comical. Burger becomes "burg-oh", finger is "fingo" where The "oh" is like the o in "goth".
- petepete 9y agoAs a fellow Mancunian the thing that annoys me most is the replacing of the 't' sound with a 'c' sound in some words, e.g. hospital
- jwdunne 9y agoMy Nana does this but I haven't inherited it. Hospical, keckle. I can see the irritation but makes me think of Nana so it's more nostalgic.
- the_watcher 9y agoThe only reason I knew the correct demonym for Manchester is hearing the term manc thrown around when watching EPL games and wondering why it wasn't manch.