British/Irish Dialect Quiz in the NY Times

[Deleted member 26715]

Funnily enough (for me anyway) the key indicator for me was the game of "tick"

You of course mean "tig"

They were nowhere near with me, had me on the side of the hill, but born in Teeside, moved to South Yorkshire, live in North Nottinghamshire now, but deal with people all over the world so my language is modified to whomever I speak to.

 

[Stephenite]

Had me spot on.

 

[annedonnelly]

Spot on for me - "spelk" gave it away. It's only posh folk that get splinters in their fingers

 

[alicat]

That's one I forgot to mark. We called them spells.

One thing they didn't call out was what you call the plaster cast when you break a limb. Where I come from, it's a pot.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Had me spot on, put me in England.

 

[pjd57]

Good for me as well.
Glasgow / West of Scotland with some Irish influence.

 

[Julia9054]

Got me spot on - Preston - but extending up further north as well. My mother is from Carlisle so i guess i picked up some words from her.

 

[Dec66]

Good for me as well.
Glasgow / West of Scotland with some Irish influence.

Had there been a question on "how you describe something which is beyond repair" I might have thrown it, because when I lived in Glasgow I picked up the excellent multi-purpose word "gubbed".

Which I still use.

 

[pjd57]

Had there been a question on "how you describe something which is beyond repair" I might have thrown it, because when I lived in Glasgow I picked up the excellent multi-purpose word "gubbed".

Which I still use.

So do I.

 

[Slow But Determined]

Had me in the wrong country!!!

We also used Tick in North Wales.

 

[craigwend]

One question gives the game away without the other 24

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Yep me to, actually posted me above Lincoln, below Scarborough , centre of heat map = Kingston-upon-Hull

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Got me bang on

 

[NorthernDave]

Sadly the main map pic didn't show at the end on my phone. I'll try again later on a PC, but the pics that did show were pretty accurate.

Right, did it proper on t'computer and got this:

Which is good with the capital of the north slap bang centre.

So I then did the extended one which narrowed it down to this:

Which is even more like it, even though I'm shocked and disappointed to see Sheffield listed.
As on most occasions, the least said about Sheffield the better.

Scarborough is where the good folk of West Yorkshire holiday and then retire to in later life, so it's no surprise to see we have a linguistic enclave there.

 

[Mrs M]

Glasgow Dumfries Ayr was the result
Should be Derby East Kilbride Aberdeen

 

[nickyboy]

Spot on for me

"pumps" and "pants" were my tells