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Re: Where in Britain are you from?
« Reply #25 on: February 20, 2019, 03:32:20 PM »
Quote from: Nearly Sane on February 20, 2019, 03:06:10 PM
You definitely need your ears tuned after it
pardon?
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Re: Where in Britain are you from?
« Reply #26 on: February 20, 2019, 03:44:38 PM »
Quote from: ad_orientem on February 20, 2019, 03:10:00 PM
Accents I find fascinating. I've always liked the Yorkshire accent and is part of England I've always been fond of too. Northumbrian accent I like too (that is when I can understand it). They pronounce their consonants a lot like Londoners.
It's fascinating how precise some accents can be. Less common now but one of the things that used to be mainly true in the West of Scotland was that you could make a good guess about someone's religion based on how they said 'stair' and 'bear'
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Re: Where in Britain are you from?
« Reply #27 on: February 20, 2019, 03:56:02 PM »
Quote from: Nearly Sane on February 20, 2019, 03:44:38 PM
It's fascinating how precise some accents can be. Less common now but one of the things that used to be mainly true in the West of Scotland was that you could make a good guess about someone's religion based on how they said 'stair' and 'bear'

Exactly the kind of thing I mean. Fascinating stuff. Always lived languages and trying to imitate accents.
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Re: Where in Britain are you from?
« Reply #28 on: February 20, 2019, 03:59:52 PM »
Quote from: ad_orientem on February 20, 2019, 03:56:02 PM
Exactly the kind of thing I mean. Fascinating stuff. Always lived languages and trying to imitate accents.
The quiz asked about what word you use to play truant. I went to a primary school where I skidged. When I went to secondary school 20 miles away, I dogged.
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Re: Where in Britain are you from?
« Reply #29 on: February 20, 2019, 04:16:45 PM »
Quote from: Nearly Sane on February 20, 2019, 03:59:52 PM
The quiz asked about what word you use to play truant. I went to a primary school where I skidged. When I went to secondary school 20 miles away, I dogged.

We used to bunk school.
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Re: Where in Britain are you from?
« Reply #30 on: February 20, 2019, 04:18:08 PM »
Quote from: Nearly Sane on February 20, 2019, 03:59:52 PM
The quiz asked about what word you use to play truant. I went to a primary school where I skidged. When I went to secondary school 20 miles away, I dogged.
I think you mean 'twaggin' it' old chap .
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Re: Where in Britain are you from?
« Reply #31 on: February 20, 2019, 04:29:07 PM »
If I had played truant I would have had the living daylights thrashed out of me. :o
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Re: Where in Britain are you from?
« Reply #32 on: February 20, 2019, 04:37:19 PM »
Quote from: Littleroses on February 20, 2019, 04:29:07 PM
If I had played truant I would have had the living daylights thrashed out of me. :o

My mum had similar ideas until she realised I was big enough to stop her.
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Re: Where in Britain are you from?
« Reply #33 on: February 20, 2019, 04:46:20 PM »
Quote from: Littleroses on February 20, 2019, 04:29:07 PM
If I had played truant I would have had the living daylights thrashed out of me. :o
I remember one time telling the teacher I wasn't coming in in the afternoon , he asked if I had a note from my parents ?
' no sir, I don't need one , I can write my own . I'm 18 and I've got my own car '

He just smiled and walked away . Happy days , ahhh!
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Re: Where in Britain are you from?
« Reply #34 on: February 20, 2019, 04:53:32 PM »
21 was the age of majority when I was young.
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Re: Where in Britain are you from?
« Reply #35 on: February 20, 2019, 04:58:33 PM »
Quote from: Littleroses on February 20, 2019, 04:53:32 PM
21 was the age of majority when I was young.
come off it , you were never young !!!! :o
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Re: Where in Britain are you from?
« Reply #36 on: February 20, 2019, 06:42:11 PM »
Quote from: Nearly Sane on February 20, 2019, 03:59:52 PM
The quiz asked about what word you use to play truant. I went to a primary school where I skidged. When I went to secondary school 20 miles away, I dogged.
   


Well, 'plunking'was theterm inmy area, and the usual consequence wassix of the tawse.
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Re: Where in Britain are you from?
« Reply #37 on: February 20, 2019, 06:43:13 PM »
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Well, 'plunking'was theterm inmy area, and the usual consequence wassix of the tawse.
And that's only just down the road, and another completely different term.
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Re: Where in Britain are you from?
« Reply #38 on: February 20, 2019, 06:48:48 PM »
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Well, 'plunking'was theterm inmy area, and the usual consequence wassix of the tawse.

LOL! Trying to imagune that in your accent. :) For me it was just getting smacked with a belt.
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Re: Where in Britain are you from?
« Reply #39 on: February 20, 2019, 06:55:13 PM »
Quote from: Nearly Sane on February 20, 2019, 06:43:13 PM
And that's only just down the road, and another completely different term.
   



Some teacherscalled the belt the Lochgelly, others thetawse.
The slangtermforthethingwas the nick.
I had myshare encounterswith it....youcouldjudgea teacher'sability by thestrength of his/her strokes.
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Re: Where in Britain are you from?
« Reply #40 on: February 20, 2019, 06:56:30 PM »
Quote from: ad_orientem on February 20, 2019, 06:48:48 PM
LOL! Trying to imagune that in your accent. :) For me it was just getting smacked with a belt.
My secondary school had a system where you got given a chitty for the number of belt you were to receive. It was referred to as a bill, and you had two chances to 'cash' it, as there was a belting teacher at 1.10pm and 4pm in a room that you queued up outside to be belted in turn. If a particularly thuggish teacher was belting you might take a punt on the second opportunity. The bills would have your name, the offence, and the number you were to receive. The number would be written as 4f or 6f, or whatever had been determined, up to 12 which you were allowed to cash over 2 separate beltings. The f stood for ferula.
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Re: Where in Britain are you from?
« Reply #41 on: February 20, 2019, 07:15:53 PM »
 I recall one English teacher -  and she happened to BE English -belting me for using the Scots "Aye" rather than "Yes". The woman could draw the tawse - she was an adept in delivering maximum pain. The taws was manufactured in Lochgelly, Fife...and was no mere leather belt. It was adapted from the old Scots horse whip, was half an inch thick, had two leather tongues, and was bloomin painful when delivered by a powerful arm! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-39044445
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Re: Where in Britain are you from?
« Reply #42 on: February 20, 2019, 07:51:51 PM »
Teachers were cruel, but there occasions when I thought punishment was justified. I remember one kid getting a full slap to the face. Felt an urge to laugh.
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Re: Where in Britain are you from?
« Reply #43 on: February 20, 2019, 07:53:20 PM »
The joy of violence to children.
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Re: Where in Britain are you from?
« Reply #44 on: February 20, 2019, 07:59:07 PM »
Quote from: Nearly Sane on February 20, 2019, 07:53:20 PM
The joy of violence to children.

For me it was more of a nervous laugh. I remember it was our art teacher who everyone knew was going out with another teacher. Anyway, some pupil said something well out of order. Teacher was smoking a fag on his stool and said "Come here!"  The kid walked over and the teacher wacked him full blast. Never forget it.
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Re: Where in Britain are you from?
« Reply #45 on: February 20, 2019, 08:15:14 PM »
Quote from: ad_orientem on February 20, 2019, 07:59:07 PM
For me it was more of a nervous laugh. I remember it was our art teacher who everyone knew was going out with another teacher. Anyway, some pupil said something well out of order. Teacher was smoking a fag on his stool and said "Come here!"  The kid walked over and the teacher wacked him full blast. Never forget it.
Still, if a child is beaten it's just a good laugh
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Re: Where in Britain are you from?
« Reply #46 on: February 20, 2019, 08:30:42 PM »
Quote from: Nearly Sane on February 20, 2019, 03:59:52 PM
The quiz asked about what word you use to play truant. I went to a primary school where I skidged. When I went to secondary school 20 miles away, I dogged.

Skive off for me. Not that I ever did ::)
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Re: Where in Britain are you from?
« Reply #47 on: February 20, 2019, 09:05:19 PM »
Quote from: Nearly Sane on February 20, 2019, 08:15:14 PM
Still, if a child is beaten it's just a good laugh

No, that's not what I mean. He probably deserved it but I don't believe in hitting kids. It was just one if those things when I suffered from a nervous laugh. I remwmber when I went to see my grandad's body. Almost suffered from the same thing. Nervous laugh, that's all.
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Re: Where in Britain are you from?
« Reply #48 on: February 20, 2019, 09:35:48 PM »
And that is a reasonable reaction, but violence against children is just not funny
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Re: Where in Britain are you from?
« Reply #49 on: February 20, 2019, 10:11:55 PM »
Quote from: Nearly Sane on February 20, 2019, 09:35:48 PM
And that is a reasonable reaction, but violence against children is just not funny

No it isn't. No argument from me.
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