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I lived for a bit in a tiny town called Barnoldswick (stress on the "nolds"), but anyone from the area calls it "Barlick"! (stress on the "bar"). The accent he
by fatboy 5y ago
I lived for a bit in a tiny town called Barnoldswick (stress on the "nolds"), but anyone from the area calls it "Barlick"! (stress on the "bar").
The accent here means that the phrase "pork pie" becomes "poo-wuk paaah" (stress on "poo" and "paaah") and the related steak-and-kidney-pie (which is served upside-down) was called a "babby's edd" (although I'm not sure if that's actually from nearby Bolton and is less about pronunciation I guess).
- dkdbejwi383 5y agoI thought “babby’s yed” was a Wigan thing
- bregma 5y agoWith smack barm pea wet?