Wednesday, 8 January 2014

Gan' Wild

I know what your thinking. Wow she doesn't post since like forever and now she's posted twice in one week. I know, I pretty stunned about that too.
Today's subject is SLANG. 
Now I live in a place called Sunderland in the north east of England. And I moved from Hartlepool which I have lived up until I was about 10, and still go down there to see family on weekends. When I first came to Sunderland I didn't understand many people because even though Sunderland to Hartlepool is about a 30 minuets drive I couldn't believe how much the accent and the slang was like. I was considered posh, now no jokes but if you see Hartlepool you wouldn't call it posh. So I've lived in Sunderland a while now and picked up some of the slang words (get the title? Even though I've never said the word gan' but it means go, which I learned weeks later.)
Words that confused me from Sunderland. 
Slang                             Meaning
Gan' -               Go (I thought it was a gun.)
Beaker -           Its not slang its just the way they said it sounded like Baker (confused me in science lessons)
Bairn -              Baby or a child. (sounds like barn)
Ket -                Junk food.
Giz a backa-     A lift on the back of a bike.(In Hpool we use "giz" though)
Scran -             I think its scraps of food, (or actual food I'm not sure to this day.)
Nogin-              Head or Brain (A teacher told me to use my noggin' so I hit my knee?)
Marra-              Friend. (personally thought it was someone's mam?)
Laquer-             Hairspray (wtf???)
Git-                   Like (my friends have laughed at me plenty for this one.
Carrd-              Cold. (someone said "git cold." and I didn't understand so I just laughed. I now know)
Dar-                  Dad
Hun-                 Its like a pet name for people example like Babe or Sweetie

It took me about 5 years to learn the Sunderland slang and I think I have a greater knowledge of it. Because I would just ask my friends or my dad would tell me. But I think I'm getting there.... Also now I've been living here I kinda picked up a tinge of the accent. Apparently according to lots of people both of my accents (Hartlepool & Sunderland) mixed together sounds like I'm from Durham. Luckily I'm going there for sixth form then! I hope this has made you laugh and informed you for next time you go to Sunderland. haha

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