Assimilating a Foreign Language

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Halo Jones replied

30 April 2010, 13:41
Thanks SB & indeed they are quaint
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shaunbhoy replied

30 April 2010, 13:33
Originally posted by Halo Jones View Post

Ok WTF is Breadcake / Barmcake?

I believe "Barmcake" is something that excites Mancunians. But in essence it is a kind of roll/cob/bun/butty etc. if memory serves.
Once asked for a bacon roll in Salford. The girl asked "Would you like that in a Bomb??"
Turns out she was saying "Barm". Fortunately I was not in the market for either explosive or incendiary sustenance, so I went along with her suggestion.
Northerners eh? How very quaint!
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Halo Jones replied

30 April 2010, 13:30
Originally posted by stek View Post

Art thi' frumt Sarth or summert then lass?

Of course my dear chap, it is the centre of the Universe after all
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stek replied

30 April 2010, 13:28
Originally posted by Halo Jones View Post

Ok WTF is Breadcake / Barmcake?

Art thi' frumt Sarth or summert then lass?
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Halo Jones replied

30 April 2010, 13:26
Ok WTF is Breadcake / Barmcake?
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stek replied

30 April 2010, 13:09
Originally posted by threaded View Post

Best one was years ago when a young lady friend went into a Bakery in Doncaster Market and asked if she could have a 'Cob', there were looks of puzzlement all round and then someone kindly pointed her in the direction of the Cattle Market, but not today, only Tuesdays, but doubt there'll be any as the Pits have all closed.

I once asked for some Swedish Polar Bread in a bakery in Heanor, Derbys. The woman said;

"This is Heanor, Love; we've got bread and dripping...."
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threaded replied

30 April 2010, 12:28
Best one was years ago when a young lady friend went into a Bakery in Doncaster Market and asked if she could have a 'Cob', there were looks of puzzlement all round and then someone kindly pointed her in the direction of the Cattle Market, but not today, only Tuesdays, but doubt there'll be any as the Pits have all closed.
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Churchill replied

30 April 2010, 12:24
Originally posted by Troll View Post

Fookin Immigrants

Bloody foreigners!
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Troll replied

30 April 2010, 12:20
Fookin Immigrants
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Churchill replied

30 April 2010, 11:32
Originally posted by stek View Post

I think it's finally happened to me, after three years here the language spoken here is finally starting to make sense. For the first time I asked for a 'Breadcake' in the Chippy today without translating it from 'Barmcake' in my head first. Result!

Thank God for the Boltonian to Leodensian translator app on iPhone, iByGum by Ecky Thump Software.

Muffin (of the oven bottom variety)!
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stek started a topic Assimilating a Foreign Language

30 April 2010, 11:27
Assimilating a Foreign Language

I think it's finally happened to me, after three years here the language spoken here is finally starting to make sense. For the first time I asked for a 'Breadcake' in the Chippy today without translating it from 'Barmcake' in my head first. Result!

Thank God for the Boltonian to Leodensian translator app on iPhone, iByGum by Ecky Thump Software.
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