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Yorkshire colloquialisms (sometimes referred to as Yorkshireisms) are colloquialisms or slang commonly spoken in Yorkshire, England. A colloquialism is an expression not used in formal speech, writing or Paralinguistics. Slang is the use of highly informal Words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's Dialect or Language. Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland These colloquialisms begin to occur as one dunand grammatical system. Yorkshire dialect also has much in the way of written substance whereas the colloquialisms, with very few exceptions, are used in speech alone. Although not always true, most Yorkshire colloquialisms are of fairly recent origin.

Yorkshire colloquialisms should not be confused with Yorkshire dialect, which generally is older and possesses a complete orthographical and grammatical system. The Yorkshire dialect refers to the varieties of English used in the Northern England historic county of Yorkshire. As well, Yorkshire dialect has much in the way of written substance whereas the colloquialisms, with very few exceptions, are used in speech alone. Although not always true, most Yorkshire colloquialisms are of fairly recent origin.

This article includes a sample list of Yorkshire colloquialisms, by no means exhaustive, with as much detail provided as possible considering the fact that they are/were rarely written down. Note that there is a difference between them and ʌ.

Contents

Examples of Yorkshire colloquialisms

Words

as dee and da)

A Yorkshire pub
A Yorkshire pub

Phrases

City and place names

City and place names that are not pronounced as written, commonly abbreviated or are sometimes altered to make them humorous.

Leeds Town Hall
Leeds Town Hall
Scarborough Lighthouse
Scarborough Lighthouse

See also

Film and TV

(* written by Kay Mellor)

External links

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