tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post6156629003428542043..comments2024-03-28T03:18:00.418-07:00Comments on Codlinsandcream2: Tail CornBovey Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-47111327115543623592012-03-01T21:47:55.260-08:002012-03-01T21:47:55.260-08:00When I first taught school in Liverpool (12 year o...When I first taught school in Liverpool (12 year olds) I had one student I never did understand all year. The other students would translate for me.ChrisJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550420299395301062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-40907404759287624822012-02-29T23:52:30.481-08:002012-02-29T23:52:30.481-08:00Wonderful to read. When we visited England in 199...Wonderful to read. When we visited England in 1997, I remember sitting on a bus in Bath and listening to a conversation between two old men who may as well have been speaking a foreign language their dialect was so broad! They tried talking to us, but we only understood about one word in ten I think. I really enjoy your blog. CheersRobin Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14306137274084617478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-91196912777983981322012-02-28T12:56:12.720-08:002012-02-28T12:56:12.720-08:00Brilliant. I`m pleased to say that many of these c...Brilliant. I`m pleased to say that many of these country dialects are still alive and well among the hidden farms and villages of Britain. When my son, as a young vet,went on his farm calls in the rural Midlands and later in Cornwall, he often had to ask for a translation of some of the choicer remarks!Dartford Warblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352965211143836326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-45041200892224443112012-02-28T12:45:30.880-08:002012-02-28T12:45:30.880-08:00I recall that you and I became acquainted through ...I recall that you and I became acquainted through a lively discussion of colloquial speech--I am endlessly fascinated.<br />Have to say I am sometimes embarressed when here in Kentucky I can't quickly translate the locals' remarks.<br />The farm magazines to which we subscribed in our ag years [60's and 70's] were much enjoyed. Most of them had a section for 'the farm wife' with stitchery patterns to be ordered, recipes, sometimes a country 'bookshelf' of publications deemed to be of an edifying character. Most had a page of 'letters from our readers.'<br />I just detoured over to Farm Journal--wasn't sure they were still in publication as we've been out of serious farming since 1977. It sounds like they've moved with the times.<br />This from their site re founding of the magazine: "Farm Journal was first published in March 1877 for farmers in bountiful agricultural regions within a day's ride of the publication's office in Philadelphia. Founder Wilmer Atkinson was a Quaker, farmer and journalist, who insisted that his publication disseminate common sense information to farmers and their wives."<br />Your quotes sound like something out of The Archers. I listened to that for years in Vermont when it was broadcast by Canadian Broadcasting Co from Montreal, Quebec. When Quebec got snooty about English vs French I lost touch with the Archers!Morning's Minionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912356455981434029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-4516637420066230182012-02-28T12:31:14.511-08:002012-02-28T12:31:14.511-08:00I love these, esp. the 'hippens'. thanks f...I love these, esp. the 'hippens'. thanks for posting them.--hartharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17429442912701353172noreply@blogger.com