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Speaker 1:

interviewerTLSG18

Speaker 2:

informantTLSG18a

Age Group:

31-40

Gender:

Male

Residence:

Tyneside - Gateshead

Education:

Left school at 14

Occupation:

Unemployed (previously Storeman)

Speaker 3:

informantTLSG18b

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Speaker 1:

could you tell us eh where you were born first please

Speaker 2:

where I was born (unclear) you have to ask her for owt like this

Speaker 1:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

(unclear) I divn't know I can tell you when I was born like (unclear)

Speaker 1:

aye you you weren't born here for instance

Speaker 2:

(unclear) will I ask her (pause) was I born in Gateshead

Speaker 3:

eh

Speaker 2:

was I born in Gateshead or was I born in Washington

Speaker 3:

(unclear)

Speaker 2:

where was I born

Speaker 3:

where were you born (unclear) (laughter)

Speaker 2:

(unclear) right right we've got that one

Speaker 1:

(unclear) right (pause) got that one eh and eh so you've lived here all your life

Speaker 2:

(unclear)

Speaker 1:

aye ehm (pause) and ehm you've never really been away from Tyneside for very long periods

Speaker 2:

no no

Speaker 1:

eh (pause) and eh now I take it eh your parents were born in Washington were they (unclear)

Speaker 2:

eh father was (unclear) eh where were you born were you born in Washington or

Speaker 3:

why me

Speaker 2:

you were born here

Speaker 3:

eh

Speaker 2:

where were you born

Speaker 3:

I was born at Springwell

Speaker 2:

Springwell

Speaker 1:

Springwell (unclear) yeah

Speaker 3:

Wrekenton

Speaker 1:

yes yeah (pause) eh (pause) and eh (pause) what's eh what's your what was your father's occupation please (unclear)

Speaker 2:

a miner

Speaker 1:

(unclear) ta ehm (pause) eh now if eh we could just talk about eh about Gateshead for a bit you've lived here all your life do you think that eh Gateshead's a good place to live

Speaker 2:

oh (pause) not bad aye

Speaker 1:

no (pause) complaints about it

Speaker 2:

no no

Speaker 1:

eh you wouldn't say eh rather live in Newcastle for instance

Speaker 2:

no

Speaker 1:

that's (interruption)

Speaker 2:

(unclear)

Speaker 1:

that's a definite no like

Speaker 2:

that's a definite no (unclear)

Speaker 1:

aye why do you think that is

Speaker 2:

well I eh I was born in Gateshead that's it like you know

Speaker 1:

I see yeah aye yeah it's just sort of seemingly eh natural to stay where you were (interruption) born (unclear)

Speaker 2:

uh-huh

Speaker 1:

ta eh and eh would this apply to ehm anywhere else in the country as well you wouldn't like to live anywhere else in the country

Speaker 2:

no just Gateshead

Speaker 1:

(unclear) eh (pause) and eh what about eh this area of Gateshead like do you think that this is a eh

Speaker 2:

oh it's not a very nice place the eh this end like you know there's other parts (unclear) better than this like

Speaker 1:

you would prefer to live somewhere else in Gateshead like

Speaker 2:

well I would like if we had the money like

Speaker 1:

(laughter) are these eh (pause) are these these houses not coming down soon

Speaker 2:

eeh well eh we've been offered a a place like

Speaker 1:

have you whereabouts

Speaker 2:

been offered a place up at eh Leam Lane

Speaker 1:

aye

Speaker 2:

the place wasn't big enough like you know

Speaker 1:

oh I see aye

Speaker 2:

and that was it I had to turn it down like

Speaker 1:

aye but then at (unclear) stage like (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

uh-huh uh-huh

Speaker 1:

eh (pause) and here's another card for you can you tell us ehm (pause) which age group you come into on the card please just say the letter

Speaker 2:

age group (pause) wey I'm thirty thirty eh eight so what's that like it's

Speaker 1:

(unclear) find that we'll put you in

Speaker 2:

which

Speaker 1:

eh D no sorry C

Speaker 2:

C C

Speaker 1:

eh (pause) and eh you're not married

Speaker 2:

no

Speaker 1:

eh (pause) and eh (pause) another card can you tell us ehm how you occupy your house please if you just you know this house

Speaker 2:

(unclear)

Speaker 1:

say the letter again you know well do you own it yourself or rent it or you know which of these

Speaker 2:

well I don't rent it like I mean eh it's been bought and that's it like you know

Speaker 1:

oh I see it belongs to your (interruption) parents (unclear)

Speaker 2:

(unclear)

Speaker 1:

eh (pause) can you tell us ehm what job you do at the moment

Speaker 2:

I'm not working I got paid off like it's

Speaker 1:

where you

Speaker 2:

the factory closed in

Speaker 1:

oh where where were you working at

Speaker 2:

Adam Powell's

Speaker 1:

oh on the (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

on the trading estate (unclear)

Speaker 1:

(unclear)

Speaker 2:

yeah aye the eh that's right aye

Speaker 1:

yeah

Speaker 2:

but you know (unclear) and all that like

Speaker 1:

aye

Speaker 2:

it just closed down about what (pause) few month back (unclear) that was it

Speaker 1:

aye

Speaker 2:

eeh (unclear) (interruption)

Speaker 1:

(unclear) didn't know they were closed like because

Speaker 2:

aye we were the first ones to get paid off and that was it like (interruption) you know

Speaker 1:

aye

Speaker 2:

it'll be about eh six month back closed down (interruption) last November

Speaker 1:

(unclear) aye (interruption) right on the main road isn't it eh

Speaker 2:

(unclear) on the main avenue (interruption) there aye

Speaker 1:

on the main avenue aye aye I know where it is (unclear)

Speaker 2:

aye

Speaker 1:

hey I'm surprised I thought that was a good (interruption) factory you know

Speaker 1:

it was a good firm

Speaker 1:

aye

Speaker 2:

it's even got the Queen's Award for it and all like

Speaker 1:

aye

Speaker 2:

you know just before they closed down just a one of them things like I was there a year like (interruption) it was a good firm it was a (interruption) real decent firm (unclear) you know

Speaker 1:

(interruption) what happened to (interruption) aye (pause) did they collapse altogether or move somewhere else

Speaker 2:

they just that was it they just lost a big order you know that

Speaker 1:

aye

Speaker 2:

you know like they just packed up like

Speaker 1:

(unclear)

Speaker 2:

just a one of them things like

Speaker 1:

it's dicey isn't it yeah (pause) and eh (pause) eh what job were you doing there like

Speaker 2:

I was working in the stores

Speaker 1:

I see yeah (pause) and eh (pause) could you tell us ehm what other jobs you've done in your life and eh

Speaker 2:

ah well I've only had two jobs you know I worked at eh Sowerby's on the (pause) the high street there well it's the West the East Street isn't it

Speaker 1:

aye (interruption) where about eh

Speaker 2:

East Street there Sowerby's against you know where Binn's used to be

Speaker 1:

oh aye aye

Speaker 2:

you know I used to store all the (interruption) the furniture (pause) upstairs

Speaker 1:

yeah aye aye

Speaker 2:

I was there since I started schools eh finished what sixty two (interruption) got paid off there

Speaker 1:

mm-hm aye

Speaker 2:

was there about fourteen fifteen year

Speaker 1:

oh I see yeah and then it was (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

I was working in the warehouse like you know

Speaker 1:

yes I see yeah just a similar job like to the one you had eh (pause) (interruption) at (unclear)

Speaker 2:

mm-hm mm

Speaker 1:

aye and that's the two like that's that's the two (interruption)

Speaker 2:

where

Speaker 1:

that's the two jobs

Speaker 2:

that's the only two jobs I've had

Speaker 1:

(unclear) oh I see aye

Speaker 2:

(unclear)

Speaker 1:

(unclear) eh (pause) did you think that eh were there reasonable jobs like did you enjoy them while you were at them

Speaker 2:

oh aye especially this last one mind

Speaker 1:

aye

Speaker 2:

you know it was just a one of them things the way they packed up like

Speaker 1:

mm-hm what do you (interruption)

Speaker 2:

but eh that was a very good job (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 1:

aye why do you say that like what do you think was good about it

Speaker 2:

eeh I mean it was the firm itself like you know it was

Speaker 1:

aye

Speaker 2:

you know decent people like you know

Speaker 1:

aye that's (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

got on with the all right like you know and eh

Speaker 1:

aye

Speaker 2:

the (unclear) you know

Speaker 1:

mm-hm

Speaker 2:

(unclear) you know used to (unclear)

Speaker 1:

(unclear)

Speaker 2:

no bother

Speaker 1:

yeah (pause) eh (pause) now ehm I'd like to ask you eh (unclear) some words you might use in various situations like so ehm if you just say (interruption)

Speaker 2:

what's this what

Speaker 1:

(unclear) I I want to try to ehm eh find out if you use certain words you know so I'll try and suggest them to you but I mean just say what what comes naturally to you you know it it'll be clear like as I go along eh eh if somebody's had too much to drink you would say he was

Speaker 2:

(laughter) half cut that's what I would say

Speaker 1:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

he's half cut (laughter)

Speaker 1:

half cut aye yeah

Speaker 2:

probably wrong (unclear) (laughter)

Speaker 1:

yeah (pause) eh can you think of ehm (pause) any (interruption)

Speaker 2:

hey hey

Speaker 1:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

come along here hey come here you'd better get him in here and close the door

Speaker 1:

(laughter) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

(unclear) get out the way

Speaker 1:

eh (pause) can you think of any word you might use for eh somebody who eh who's got lots of nerve you know he's pushy and thinks he can get away with anything

Speaker 2:

oh dear dear dear dear eh (pause) eeh I couldn't explain that (interruption) not really no

Speaker 1:

no it's difficult to think of them sometimes like (unclear) eh if eh here's an a a appropriate question for you if if eh something was stacked away on a high shelf could you say it was up a height

Speaker 2:

a height

Speaker 1:

up a height (unclear)

Speaker 2:

aye I'd say that aye

Speaker 1:

yeah eh

Speaker 2:

watch that dog (pause) it's getting on the table (unclear)

Speaker 1:

eh (pause) about could you say about eh ehm a tool eh this'll do the job clever would you use that expression

Speaker 2:

no

Speaker 1:

no what do you think you would say just do it properly or something

Speaker 2:

aye that's aye

Speaker 1:

yeah (pause) eh (pause) what do you call eh the thing that a brick layer's labourer carries the bricks in over his shoulder

Speaker 2:

oh what is it (pause) it's not a (unclear) is it

Speaker 1:

no (unclear) not familiar with a hod (pause) eh (interruption)

Speaker 2:

look it's over here now hey phhss get the dog out the way man (laughter)

Speaker 1:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

you sit here

Speaker 1:

eh eh (pause) (unclear) eh how old were you when you left school

Speaker 2:

fourteen

Speaker 1:

aye eh were you glad to leave school or

Speaker 2:

eh

Speaker 1:

were you glad to leave school

Speaker 2:

oh aye aye

Speaker 1:

you were

Speaker 2:

mm

Speaker 1:

you didn't like it (unclear)

Speaker 2:

oh wasn't much cop at school like you know

Speaker 1:

yeah (pause) eh and you haven't had any education since then

Speaker 2:

no

Speaker 1:

(unclear) eh (pause) do do you think that eh your education's been worth very much to you since eh you know in your job for instance

Speaker 2:

oh aye aye (unclear) the last job I was at like you know

Speaker 1:

uh-huh

Speaker 2:

aye

Speaker 1:

in what way like

Speaker 2:

well learn a lot of things like you know in store keeping things like that you know

Speaker 1:

mm yeah eh (pause) what about eh outside your work can you think of any ways that eh it's been important to you you know (pause) for oth other things

Speaker 2:

oh oh no no no

Speaker 1:

no ta ehm (pause) eh (pause) now ehm you've lived here all your life so you were living here when you were young like when you were a a young lad

Speaker 2:

mm-hm

Speaker 1:

eh now eh people tell me that this was a great place to live when they were young eh

Speaker 2:

(laughter) oh who said that

Speaker 1:

(laughter) well (laughter) perhaps not eh (pause) ehm can you remember eh any of the ehm games that you used to play or (interruption)

Speaker 2:

(unclear)

Speaker 1:

or things that you used to get up to when you were eh (interruption) you know

Speaker 2:

just football that's all

Speaker 1:

under twelve for instance you used to play football

Speaker 2:

(unclear) football that's all aye

Speaker 1:

aye

Speaker 2:

mad about football (laughter)

Speaker 1:

aye you didn't have any sort of street games or eh things like that

Speaker 2:

no no

Speaker 1:

no perhaps you didn't indulge in them eh (pause) do you know ehm what you call a game where eh one of the kids chases all the others to try and touch them

Speaker 2:

(unclear)

Speaker 1:

no eh (unclear) that's strange ehm (pause) now eh can you tell us going through each of the rooms of the house can you tell us what you call each room (unclear) what you normally call

Speaker 2:

oh it's the big room it's only the big room and two small rooms here like you know that's that's it

Speaker 1:

what do you call this room

Speaker 2:

just call it the kitchen

Speaker 1:

kitchen

Speaker 2:

that's it (pause) then the scullery

Speaker 1:

then scullery aye and the bedrooms

Speaker 2:

that's it

Speaker 1:

yeah (pause) eh (pause) and eh to get out of the back door you have to lift the

Speaker 2:

oh the latch there

Speaker 1:

ta ehm (pause) eh what do you call the thing that you stand in front of the fire to get it going

Speaker 2:

(unclear) what (interruption) wh

Speaker 1:

the thing you s you stand in front of it to get it going

Speaker 2:

oh the ehm what is it again (pause) eeh forgetting (unclear) (laughter) forgetten

Speaker 1:

(laughter) the bleezer

Speaker 2:

(unclear) we never really use it like you know

Speaker 1:

aye

Speaker 2:

that's it aye the bleezer aye

Speaker 1:

(unclear) the bleezer (unclear)

Speaker 2:

we never see it very much like (laughter)

Speaker 1:

(laughter) (unclear) what do you ehm (pause) what do you call eh cleaning the plates and things after a meal

Speaker 2:

oh never clean nowt up (unclear)

Speaker 1:

(laughter) you don't do it do you no (laughter)

Speaker 2:

(laughter) last thing I do

Speaker 1:

(laughter) eh (pause) ehm can you tell us eh how you eh spend your spare time please you know you know at evenings and weekends what do you usually do

Speaker 2:

I just stop in you know most of the time watch the telly or something like

Speaker 1:

aye you don't go out (interruption) very often

Speaker 2:

no just if there's football on or something I think you know

Speaker 1:

oh you mean you go you go to the (interruption) matches like

Speaker 2:

aye I go to the matches like if there's any on like you know

Speaker 1:

aye

Speaker 2:

if I can like if I can afford it

Speaker 1:

aye but do do you go pretty often or (unclear)

Speaker 2:

wey I just pick the games now and again or (interruption) I'd see

Speaker 1:

aye so you go to go to see good games

Speaker 2:

(unclear) good game on (unclear) good team coming up here like I'm (interruption) I try to watch it like you know

Speaker 1:

aye (pause) (unclear) been any good games this season

Speaker 2:

oh one or two that's all like

Speaker 1:

aye what do you what do you think of their performance like this season

Speaker 2:

oh we had a good season like (interruption) you cannot grumble like

Speaker 1:

aye (pause) (laughter) (pause) yeah (pause) and eh you watch television a lot

Speaker 2:

not a great lot like you know

Speaker 1:

yeah

Speaker 2:

not a great lot

Speaker 1:

what eh what sorts of programmes do you like

Speaker 2:

oh (laughter) there's a lot of bad shows on like you know but you've got to (interruption) sit and watch them like you know like eh

Speaker 1:

aye (pause) mm

Speaker 2:

eeh I couldn't just pick one like because I've (unclear) I'm not interested

Speaker 1:

you don't bother with it

Speaker 2:

(unclear)

Speaker 1:

mm

Speaker 2:

I like to see a good play or something like that you know

Speaker 1:

aye

Speaker 2:

variety show or something like

Speaker 1:

mm mm

Speaker 2:

mostly sport like (laughter)

Speaker 1:

mostly aye (unclear) this afternoon

Speaker 2:

is any on like

Speaker 1:

aye (pause) eh (pause) do you eh do you know the people who live around here very well people who live in this street

Speaker 2:

(laughter) to tell you the truth I know them for their faces like but most of them I divn't talk to (unclear)

Speaker 1:

you don't know them very well to talk to

Speaker 2:

eh no no

Speaker 1:

eh (pause) and eh that probably means that eh you wouldn't miss this area very much if you had to go and live somewhere else

Speaker 2:

wey I wouldn't miss the neighbours look at it that way like you know

Speaker 1:

aye is there anything you would miss about it

Speaker 2:

eh

Speaker 1:

is there anything you would miss about it

Speaker 2:

eeh I divn't know it's it's not a bad place like you know

Speaker 1:

aye

Speaker 2:

well as I say I'd I'd like to be out in one way but living in Gateshead like you know

Speaker 1:

aye but this this particular area I mean say say if you had if you had taken the house in the leam you know do (interruption) you think

Speaker 2:

(unclear)

Speaker 1:

do you think you would have missed anything about

Speaker 2:

not really no no

Speaker 1:

(unclear) eh (pause) if eh (pause) if you had ehm the offer (unclear) you know (pause) a fairly good job somewhere else in the country do you think you would go

Speaker 2:

well not the moment like you know

Speaker 1:

no

Speaker 2:

what with the you know the parents being bad like you know

Speaker 1:

oh aye I see aye (unclear) sort of ties yeah

Speaker 2:

uh-huh

Speaker 1:

ehm (pause) now eh if we could talk eh a bit about the thing we are most interested in like that's eh the way you talk and then what you think about the way people talk and that ehm (pause) do you think that eh you ever change the way you talk according to the people you're talking to or the (interruption) circumstances

Speaker 2:

well a little bit like (unclear)

Speaker 1:

aye such as who for instance

Speaker 2:

eh what do you mean like (unclear) (interruption)

Speaker 1:

well do you think I mean what sort of people do you think that you would ch that that you would change your way of talking (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

oh if I was say ganning for job or something like that like I might change (unclear) little bit a bit like (unclear) not much

Speaker 1:

aye

Speaker 2:

you know (laughter)

Speaker 1:

aye but there's just sort of one or two special s situations like that when when you

Speaker 2:

oh that's that's it aye look at it (interruption) that way that's it with the worker you know

Speaker 1:

aye (pause) aye but mostly I mean like now for instance you're talking normally

Speaker 2:

aye aye yes

Speaker 1:

yeah yeah eh (pause) what do you think about eh the local accents of Tyneside do you find them nice to listen to or not

Speaker 2:

oh wey I'm used with it and that's it like you know

Speaker 1:

aye (pause) so (pause) eh I mean y you approve of people talking in local accents do you

Speaker 2:

oh wey aye aye

Speaker 1:

aye eh (pause) would you say ehm if ehm if you if you met somebody for the first time and they talked like you would you say that you were more likely to get on with them (unclear)

Speaker 2:

oh wey aye aye

Speaker 1:

you're you're you're (interruption) you're certain like (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

oh definitely definitely aye

Speaker 1:

mm (pause) eh (pause) why is that like do you think they would be likely to be like you in in other ways like

Speaker 2:

(unclear) aye

Speaker 1:

aye

Speaker 2:

probably aye yeah

Speaker 1:

eh (pause) what about eh ehm other local accents of England you know like ehm say Liverpool accents or Cockney

Speaker 2:

oh they're aye I like

Speaker 1:

do you (interruption)

Speaker 2:

eh I like eh you know accents like you know the likes of Liverpool and (interruption) like you know Cockney (unclear) all the same to me like you know

Speaker 1:

aye (pause) there's none that you dis there's none that you dislike

Speaker 2:

no no no no

Speaker 1:

no no good ehm (pause) and eh (pause) now if you could think about if this eh special sort of accent that eh you know (pause) newsreaders use on television when they're reading out the news you know sort of get that get on your mind ehm (pause) do you think do you I mean do you approve of that way of speaking (unclear)

Speaker 2:

oh it must be marvellous that like you know oh it must be marvellous that like you know

Speaker 1:

what to be able to do it like

Speaker 2:

oh aye aye mm

Speaker 1:

aye why do you think that

Speaker 2:

oh fantastic that like you know (unclear)

Speaker 1:

(unclear) you do you think it's sort of nice to listen to like

Speaker 2:

oh it is aye (interruption) definitely

Speaker 1:

aye eh (pause) would eh (pause) do you think that ehm would you approve of eh the news being read out in some other kind of accent

Speaker 2:

wey especially in your own programme like you know what I mean eh (interruption) you know Tynesiders (unclear) you know

Speaker 1:

I see what you mean (pause) aye it would be all right then

Speaker 2:

aye wey not bad aye

Speaker 1:

but for the for the ehm national news

Speaker 2:

(unclear) for the BBC (interruption) like you know they've got to sort of be decent haven't they (interruption) you know (unclear)

Speaker 1:

(interruption) aye (interruption) I see aye aye eh (pause) now eh (interruption)

Speaker 2:

the kettle's boiling

Speaker 1:

this is ehm (pause) question that some people find a bit difficult really eh what sort of things do you ehm do you think you can tell from the way somebody talks you know like I was saying before if you meet somebody for the first time you know and you hear them speaking what kind of things do you think you can tell about them

Speaker 2:

eeh I'm not sure (unclear) you know (unclear) explain owt (unclear) you know it's eh be able to explain you know (pause) (unclear) I mean

Speaker 1:

(unclear) lots of people sort of find it difficult to talk about do you think eh you wouldn't eh be prepared to have a guess about what sort of job he does for instance

Speaker 2:

oh possible by his eh you know by (interruption) the the accent right fair enough aye

Speaker 1:

(unclear) yeah and eh of course where he comes from like (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

aye aye sure enough like aye

Speaker 1:

yeah eh (pause) when eh (pause) have you ever been eh away from Tyneside on holiday

Speaker 2:

on holiday

Speaker 1:

aye

Speaker 2:

oh just down eh Scunthorpe like you know

Speaker 1:

aye and could

Speaker 2:

just eh

Speaker 1:

could people down there usually tell that you came from Tyneside

Speaker 2:

oh wey aye (unclear) Geordies (unclear) (laughter)

Speaker 1:

aye (pause) eh (pause) and eh (pause) in s (pause) in Newcastle for instance ehm do people ever guess that you come from Gateshead by the way you speak

Speaker 2:

(unclear) when

Speaker 1:

I mean when you're in Newcastle do people ever guess that (unclear) that you come from Gateshead by the way you speak

Speaker 2:

no I don't

Speaker 1:

no (pause) eh (pause) do you think it would be a good idea if everybody spoke in the same accent or not

Speaker 2:

the same ah wouldn't be the same that I divn't think you know

Speaker 1:

you like the variety do you

Speaker 2:

(unclear) (laughter)

Speaker 1:

yeah (pause) ehm (pause) that's a bit of a job for you

Speaker 3:

(laughter)

Speaker 1:

do you think you could read out that list of words for us please

Speaker 2:

oh dear me I'm not good at owt like this

Speaker 1:

just (pause) take your time about it you know

Speaker 2:

oh (unclear) (pause) (unclear) just gan through all this like

Speaker 1:

aye please

Speaker 2:

(unclear) (pause) fruit eh (pause) rib fly bill will one head drop (pause) fall (pause) wall (pause) (unclear) (pause) (unclear) school (pause) seven one long holiday home (unclear) (pause) fall (pause) television Newcastle (pause) that's it

Speaker 1:

(unclear) eh (pause) now eh I'll eh I'm going to read out lists of words and eh for every one I want I would like to know ehm if you use it yourself right and if you hear other people (pause) using it and if you know what it means okay they're just sort of local words you know I want to find out whether you know them and so on ehm (pause) bairn

Speaker 2:

(unclear) what do you mean like

Speaker 1:

a little bairn

Speaker 2:

a baby (unclear)

Speaker 1:

aye

Speaker 2:

oh

Speaker 1:

do you use it

Speaker 2:

no (unclear)

Speaker 1:

but you know what it means and you hear you hear other people use it like

Speaker 2:

aye

Speaker 1:

aye eh (pause) bait

Speaker 2:

bait (pause) I have heard of bait (unclear)

Speaker 1:

aye but you don't y you don't talk about taking your bait to work

Speaker 2:

no no

Speaker 1:

eh (pause) bonny

Speaker 2:

oh aye well a lass or something (unclear) know

Speaker 1:

eh bray bray for to hit

Speaker 2:

eh

Speaker 1:

for to hit no

Speaker 2:

(unclear)

Speaker 1:

you don't use it

Speaker 2:

no

Speaker 1:

no eh bullets

Speaker 2:

(unclear)

Speaker 1:

(unclear) boody

Speaker 2:

boody (pause) no

Speaker 1:

no clarts

Speaker 2:

what

Speaker 1:

clarts

Speaker 2:

no

Speaker 1:

you don't use it

Speaker 2:

no never use it

Speaker 1:

but you know what it means

Speaker 2:

aye

Speaker 1:

yeah and you hear you hear other people use it like

Speaker 2:

clarts aye odd times like (unclear) aye

Speaker 1:

eh coin

Speaker 2:

coin

Speaker 1:

for coin the corner

Speaker 2:

aye oh aye I heard of that one

Speaker 1:

but you don't use it

Speaker 2:

never use it no

Speaker 1:

(unclear) eh cree

Speaker 2:

say what

Speaker 1:

cree

Speaker 2:

cree (pause) no

Speaker 1:

no you don't you don't know what it means

Speaker 2:

no

Speaker 1:

no cree eh dunch

Speaker 2:

dunch

Speaker 1:

(unclear)

Speaker 2:

no

Speaker 1:

no you don't know what it means

Speaker 2:

no

Speaker 1:

no eh to fettle

Speaker 2:

fettle

Speaker 1:

aye

Speaker 2:

fettle anybody or something like that

Speaker 1:

aye yeah

Speaker 2:

oh I've heard of that aye

Speaker 1:

aye do you use it

Speaker 2:

but I never use it (interruption) perhaps

Speaker 1:

no what about eh in canny fettle do you use that expression

Speaker 2:

no

Speaker 1:

no eh (pause) gully

Speaker 2:

gully no

Speaker 1:

n no

Speaker 2:

no

Speaker 1:

you don't know what it means

Speaker 2:

(unclear) use it

Speaker 1:

eh howk

Speaker 2:

howk howking anybody like is that what you're saying

Speaker 1:

aye

Speaker 2:

(unclear) I never use that either like

Speaker 1:

but you know what it means

Speaker 2:

uh-huh aye (unclear)

Speaker 1:

ehm hoy

Speaker 2:

hoy are you shooting or something or like

Speaker 1:

no for to throw

Speaker 2:

no

Speaker 1:

you don't use it

Speaker 2:

no

Speaker 1:

eh (pause) ehm parky

Speaker 2:

parky oh aye aye (unclear)

Speaker 1:

about your food you know

Speaker 2:

aye

Speaker 1:

aye eh stot

Speaker 2:

stot

Speaker 1:

aye

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 1:

no for to bounce

Speaker 2:

(unclear) bounce (unclear)

Speaker 1:

you've never heard stot

Speaker 2:

not sure

Speaker 1:

no eh varnigh

Speaker 2:

varnigh (pause) aye more or less something like that or

Speaker 1:

yeah very nearly

Speaker 2:

aye

Speaker 1:

aye

Speaker 2:

(unclear)

Speaker 1:

do you use it

Speaker 2:

wey odd times aye odd times

Speaker 1:

I see aye ta (pause) eh now eh I'm going to read out ehm some sentences and eh for each one I want to know like whether it sounds okay to you you know whether it sounds like something that you might say (interruption) you know

Speaker 2:

oh

Speaker 1:

because some of them might sound as if they've got something wrong with them you know but some of them will be okay right

Speaker 2:

(unclear)

Speaker 1:

ehm (pause) now eh the first one were you wakened last night when I came in is that okay or not

Speaker 2:

eh say it again like

Speaker 1:

were you wakened last night when I came in

Speaker 2:

aye it seems all right all right aye

Speaker 1:

that's okay ehm I was still a bed when you called this morning (pause) okay enough

Speaker 2:

it seems all right aye

Speaker 1:

aye he never gave us any

Speaker 2:

never gave us any (pause) eh uh-huh aye (unclear)

Speaker 1:

okay yeah ehm eh do you not go there very often

Speaker 2:

uh-huh seems all right all right

Speaker 1:

okay ehm they're useless them

Speaker 2:

aye it's okay

Speaker 1:

oh eh me and John went to the races on Saturday

Speaker 2:

me and John

Speaker 1:

aye

Speaker 2:

(interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 1:

little bit doubtful about that one

Speaker 2:

aye (unclear) aye aye trouble with that one

Speaker 1:

but you think you would say that do you me and John

Speaker 2:

wey I probably would say it like (interruption) wey aye

Speaker 1:

I see aye yes well that's that's that's all I want to know like you know eh

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 1:

now eh it's me and him's last day (pause) okay or not

Speaker 2:

(unclear) aye that's a bit doubtful

Speaker 1:

aye

Speaker 2:

(unclear)

Speaker 1:

ehm I might could manage it

Speaker 2:

uh-huh (unclear)

Speaker 1:

okay eh (pause) he wouldn't could have worked even if you had asked him

Speaker 2:

uh-huh

Speaker 1:

ehm (pause) i it's ower big to get through there

Speaker 2:

what

Speaker 1:

it's ower big to get through there

Speaker 2:

it's ower

Speaker 1:

it's ower big

Speaker 2:

aye that's what I would probably say (unclear)

Speaker 1:

ta ehm (pause) you know my cousin that her husband died

Speaker 2:

(unclear) (pause) that looks a bit dodgy like

Speaker 1:

mm-hm ehm with the wife being ill I had to stay in and look after her

Speaker 2:

uh-huh that's okay

Speaker 1:

mm-hm ehm I'm going to stay with the son for the holidays

Speaker 2:

mm-hm

Speaker 1:

okay eh do you want out meaning do you want to be out

Speaker 2:

that's a bit dodgy like (unclear)

Speaker 1:

mm ehm they go to the pictures of a Sunday

Speaker 2:

they go to the pictures

Speaker 1:

they go to the pictures of a Sunday

Speaker 2:

aye that's all right all right aye

Speaker 1:

that's okay eh I was coming home on the train and if I didn't leave my coat lying on the seat (pause) is that okay

Speaker 2:

no that's a bit dodgy (unclear)

Speaker 1:

okay eh these ones are pretty big to them others

Speaker 2:

mm (pause) aye that's all right that

Speaker 1:

that's okay eh here she had left her pram standing outside the shop

Speaker 2:

(unclear) bit dodgy (unclear)

Speaker 1:

right eh I think we're going to be soon for the picture

Speaker 2:

that's all right aye

Speaker 1:

okay eh would you mind stop talking

Speaker 2:

no that's a bit dodgy that one (unclear)

Speaker 1:

thanks eh do you want a cup of tea making

Speaker 2:

aye that's all right all right (unclear)

Speaker 1:

okay ehm do you want this wall painting

Speaker 2:

(unclear) aye could be (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 1:

okay (pause) eh you know him that used to work on the railways

Speaker 2:

that's a bit dodgy like as well

Speaker 1:

you think there's something wrong with that

Speaker 2:

aye I do

Speaker 1:

mm-hm eh (pause) he happened a nasty accident

Speaker 2:

aye it's all right all right

Speaker 1:

okay ehm I'll put the kettle on for to make some tea

Speaker 2:

that's all right all right

Speaker 1:

okay eh (pause) I wanted for to talk to you about it

Speaker 2:

that's a bit dodgy (unclear)

Speaker 1:

(unclear) eh when did it happen you

Speaker 2:

(unclear)

Speaker 1:

eh I've got money belonging him

Speaker 2:

that's a bit dodgy (unclear)

Speaker 1:

eh could you mind your head so as I can see out the back

Speaker 2:

that's a bit dodgy

Speaker 1:

eh I'm going to get some wool for our Pamela a jumper

Speaker 2:

(laughter) that's (unclear) all right all right aye

Speaker 1:

that's okay is it eh I'm going shopping for John a pair of trousers

Speaker 2:

aye that's (unclear)

Speaker 1:

it's all right all right eh (pause) it's all right for you you're used with it

Speaker 2:

(unclear) that's okay

Speaker 1:

okay eh we've been waiting of a bus

Speaker 2:

(unclear)

Speaker 1:

yeah eh I think they're going to give him the job permanent

Speaker 2:

uh-huh say that

Speaker 1:

I don't bother much about the television and that

Speaker 2:

uh-huh

Speaker 1:

okay mm (pause) there was all these bottles of beer what we had brought

Speaker 2:

(unclear)

Speaker 1:

okay ehm many people were there there

Speaker 2:

what

Speaker 1:

many people were there there

Speaker 2:

no that's (pause) (unclear)

Speaker 1:

no ehm where did you get it at

Speaker 2:

(unclear)

Speaker 1:

something wrong (unclear)

Speaker 2:

aye

Speaker 1:

yeah eh never mind I'll manage but

Speaker 2:

uh-huh

Speaker 1:

okay eh no the wonder I couldn't get it to work it's not plugged in

Speaker 2:

(unclear) that's a bit dodgy that one

Speaker 1:

there's something wrong with no the wonder is there

Speaker 2:

mm

Speaker 1:

(unclear) ehm me and George is going to the town today

Speaker 2:

that's a bit dodgy that one in all like (unclear)

Speaker 1:

uh-huh eh Jack didn't think much to the race

Speaker 2:

that's all right all right (unclear)

Speaker 1:

that's all right all right eh all the caravan sites are good and I've stayed on them nearly all

Speaker 2:

uh-huh that's all right all right

Speaker 1:

okay eh (pause) had they seen it no they'd not seen it

Speaker 2:

uh-huh that's all right all right

Speaker 1:

okay eh my coat's too long this

Speaker 2:

oh that's a bit dodgy

Speaker 1:

yeah yeah aye how's your wife and family then

Speaker 2:

what

Speaker 1:

how's your wife and family then

Speaker 2:

that's all right all right (unclear)

Speaker 1:

eh Joe can't come tomorrow being as he's working late

Speaker 2:

mm-hm (unclear)

Speaker 1:

ehm what is it he does for a living

Speaker 2:

no that's a bit dodgy (unclear)

Speaker 1:

eh he wants his wages paid immediately

Speaker 2:

aye that's all right aye

Speaker 1:

ehm (pause) just light the fire on will you

Speaker 2:

uh-huh

Speaker 1:

that's okay ehm (pause) I'll clout yous both in a minute

Speaker 2:

(unclear)

Speaker 1:

eh (pause) how much have they offered we

Speaker 2:

eh

Speaker 1:

how much have they offered we

Speaker 2:

eh no I divn't say that one

Speaker 1:

no eh pass us one of them spanners

Speaker 2:

(unclear)

Speaker 1:

eh I've broke a plate I'm afraid

Speaker 2:

aye that's all right aye

Speaker 1:

okay eh I come this morning but you weren't in

Speaker 2:

(unclear)

Speaker 1:

okay ehm he done it all right

Speaker 2:

aye

Speaker 1:

yes ehm I had forgetten to buy the onions

Speaker 2:

aye that's okay

Speaker 1:

okay eh he gave us a pound for doing it

Speaker 2:

uh-huh

Speaker 1:

we had went to the coast for the day

Speaker 2:

mm-hm

Speaker 1:

I seen Albert on Tuesday

Speaker 2:

uh-huh

Speaker 1:

I'm not going to stand being tret like that

Speaker 2:

(unclear)

Speaker 1:

that's what happens when you be naughty

Speaker 2:

mm-hm

Speaker 1:

I'll probably see him a Sunday

Speaker 2:

uh-huh

Speaker 1:

I doubt he'll have to stay in hospital for a long time

Speaker 2:

uh-huh

Speaker 1:

eh you've letten him get away

Speaker 2:

mm-hm

Speaker 1:

my mother's keep coming in to see us

Speaker 2:

mm-hm

Speaker 1:

ta ehm (pause) now eh (pause) mm could you give us eh (pause) ehm this might be a bit bit little bit tricky could you give us eh the opposite of I'll be going there next week

Speaker 2:

(unclear) going there this week (pause) (unclear) aye thats (unclear) like you know it's (pause) I would s

Speaker 1:

(unclear) aye the question doesn't make sense does it not no ehm (pause) well it's eh eh (pause) suppose that you went up to somebody in the street to ask for a match what would you normally say

Speaker 2:

eh have you got a light

Speaker 1:

ta

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 1:

eh can you finish off this sentence eh I couldn't get it done yesterday but I'll do it

Speaker 2:

the morrow

Speaker 1:

thanks that's great

Speaker 2:

(unclear)

Speaker 1:

that's all

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