Sayings from childhood

[ExMontpelliérain]

"He must get his shoes made at Cammell Laird*"

*famous Birkenhead shipbuilders.

[Pathca]

If he fell off Coop he’d fall in’t divi

[Doug]

Some-when,
meaning at some point in time.

[michael86]

Somewhen is still used on the Isle of Wight by the locals. Is that where you heard it Doug?

Michael

[Doug]

Somewhen is still used on the Isle of Wight by the locals. Is that where you heard it Doug?

Michael

No but the other side of the Solent.
as I've said oi be amshir oi be

[michael86]

Oil of Woight used to be part of Ampshir.

[Doug]

Yes where we lived the sun always came up over over the I.O.W.
Hence the morning saying, ah here comes the Isle of whiter

[Spardo]

[mention]Doug[/mention] My Dad was born and bred in Southampton, an educated man he always pronounced 'artitect' and 'chimbley' for architect and chimney.

I lived there when I was very young, til about 5, not long enough to pick up the lingo, so are they local pronunciations, or was it just my Dad?

[Doug]

@Doug My Dad was born and bred in Southampton, an educated man he always pronounced 'artitect' and 'chimbley' for architect and chimney.

I lived there when I was very young, til about 5, not long enough to pick up the lingo, so are they local pronunciations, or was it just my Dad?

Your exact it was local, mami said that in kent it was chimbley as well. there's so many that I wouldnt want to bore people to post them, also as others post it reminds us of others, but thats what its all about, better than old sayings being lost for ever

[Pathca]

Chimbley also gets used a lot around Blackburn