The Bonny Lad

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However, a remnant of this ‘R’ feature of speech is implied in Tyneside-Geordie pronunciations of words like early, bird, very, burst, first and sir which in Geordie are arly, varry, bord, borst, forst and sor. These words suggest Geordie may once have been rhotive and there are hints of this in Durham (which has many other features shared with Northumberland). In fact some accents and dialects in parts of north and north west Durham perhaps have a stronger resemblance to Northumberland dialects than they do to Tyneside. If you asked Paul what part of his career he liked the most he would probably answer the years he was working as a hydrogeologist in Bolivia, serving rural communities. Pretty or beautiful. A pretty young women could be described as “a bonnie lass”, an attractive man as “a bonnie lad”. 3. Bairn Bairn: A child. Anglo-Saxon (especially Angle) and Viking word. The phrase “shy bairns get nowt” is the Geordie version of “if you don’t ask, you don’t get”. Riding at Hartpury is emotional for Hannah and her family. The 2016 Winter Dressage Championships were the last time her mum watched her compete before she died.

That was the first year I’d ever been to the winter nationals and we won the novice restricted, as it was then,” she said. To help you understand what everyone is talking about when you first arrive, we’ve compiled a few phrases that you might hear around the city.

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Selling haggis pies at the football turns him quite a bonny penny". Bonnie in Scottish Literature and Music

Our kid can also be heard in Manchester, often towards a sibling, especially a younger one, says Dr Rob Drummond, from Manchester Metropolitan University. Hadaway”– Depending on the context, this word can be used to express encouragement, annoyance or to tell someone to stop doing something.A steel fabricator by trade, Ray was born in South Hetton, County Durham where, in 2007, he set up a workshop called, somewhat obscurely ‘ Two Red Rubber Things’. Most of his work depicts the human form in some way or other, often in circumstances characterized by the industrial towns, villages, or fishing ports in which they’re found. Overshadowed by his skills as an artist and craftsman are those of a poet. Many of his pieces include sensitive observations – often in verse – which makes for an even more reflective experience when you’re eye-to-eye with them (spoiler alert: I’ve included all of them in the notes). So there you have it. Hopefully you now feel prepared for Scottish conversation, and maybe even willing to risk dropping in one or two of your new Scots words. Paul’s achievements were impressive and many, but for those who had the pleasure of knowing and working with him, it will be impossible to forget his energy, warmth, and great craic.” When you move to Newcastle to study, one of the first things you may notice is how friendly and welcoming the people are. The second thing is that they usually speak with a strong accent and use different phrases and expressions from the rest of the UK – this accent is called Geordie. Folk Music> Songs> Bonnie Laddie Ye Gang By Me It Happened on a Day / Bonnie Laddie Ye Gang By Me / My Laddie’s Bedside