My Life on a Plate

Hello, How Are You?

Another visit from sis gone in a flash, another hangover nursed and forgotten and another mundane Sunday almost at a close. Just about managed to catch up with blogs and mail but thought I'd better attempt a little explanation for PlannerDan as requested.

I commented in zwisis's blog after her entry about cliches that most people here greet each other with the phrase 'Eyupmeduck,' which apparently left Dan scratching his head.

Some time back I did dedicate an entry (144) in my blog to the different ways people speak and questioned whether we'd understand each other if we actually met or spoke. I also recorded some typical Nottinghamshire phrases which look like an alien language in written form but are just taken for granted by people who live in this area.

Eyupmeduck was one of them. Translation...

Ey up (prounounced A Up) is the equivalent of 'hello.'

Me duck - a term of endearment akin to 'my dear.'

It shouldn't come as any surprise that people in my neck of the woods refer to each other as 'duck' (on a par with the U.S. hun I reckon) but I have no idea how it originated.

Anyway, I hope my lesson on 'English as it's spoken in England' hasn't confused you further. It's NOT true English people sound like The Queen or Tony Blair; most English folk have very wide-ranging and broad accents of some sort; some of which I find hard to understand myself.

Fascinating stuff language isn't it? I often ponder how on one small planet there are so many different languages, regional dialects and differing vocabularies.

But tonight I'm ready for some kip so will say Nighty Night and to those who've just started their day...EYUPMEDUCKS.