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We8PNE said:
Each to their own. I much prefer the informality of people calling me 'Sir'.
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You are correct, sir.
Or any of the following;
Master, boss, big-man, my good man, Mr. Poggi, your highness, your holyness, president (Poggi), professor (Poggi), God.
Any will do. So long as the wife continues to do her chores to my satisfaction.
 
edgy1966 said:


It did Joan but was char

It's a bring back from the british foray into India aka the raj

Often seen by example as the char wallah in it ain't half hot mum

Enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmDE_OnyNZQ

Ps
Was the program racist or just simply funny ?
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Thanks Edgy. The programme was funny in my view. There is way to much political correctness these days which in itself causes a lot of trouble because people stop laughing at themselves and take offence way to easily instead. Humour is essential in keeping us level headed I believe.
 
Joanpne said:
Thanks Edgy. The programme was funny in my view. There is way to much political correctness these days which in itself causes a lot of trouble because people stop laughing at themselves and take offence way to easily instead. Humour is essential in keeping us level headed I believe.
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First time I heard the term "Cha" would be about 1994, Graham Carr used to say it all the time.

Not seen him for years.
 
shaky said:
First time I heard the term "Cha" would be about 1994, Graham Carr used to say it all the time.

Not seen him for years.
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He was trying to say "Come on you Whites" but with half a gallon of meths inside him and only a few teeth the nearest he could manage was "Chaaaa...."
 
I remember "cha" as some kind of affectation of the late 70s early 80s. I'd certainly never heard it before in my 30 odd years in Preston. It was presented as some kind of Preston old dialect which at the time I suspected was apochryphal!

I have an idea who started all this nonsense but I cant check this out as he is now long dead.

I always assumed it was a contraction of "chap". (But that would surely be too simple)

Haven't heard it for years.
 
Boy Staunton said:
I remember "cha" as some kind of affectation of the late 70s early 80s. I'd certainly never heard it before in my 30 odd years in Preston. It was presented as some kind of Preston old dialect which at the time I suspected was apochryphal!

I have an idea who started all this nonsense but I cant check this out as he is now long dead.

I always assumed it was a contraction of "chap". (But that would surely be too simple)

Haven't heard it for years.
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What does that word mean please, I have never seen it before. I am not being sarcastic or rude, its an honest question.
 
metalmania said:
Or another would be, Cushty deekin cha. - nice to look at mate.
An old rag and bone man called Ernie used to come out with all that slang. Had the thickest Preston accent I ever heard. Be reet cha.
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Ernie's son headbutted an Inspector at the last game of the season when we went down at York - he got 6 weeks in the Big House.


No goldfish for him that day, or me.
 
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WFG said:
Ernie's son headbutted an Inspector at the last game of the season when we went down at York - he got 6 weeks in the Big House.


No goldfish for him that day, or me.
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6 weeks? Is that all? In May 1978, Pne played Scunthorpe at home, last game of the season. There were a few dozen Lashers on the Town End. They got stroked by the new Pne boys. But one lad got into a bit of a ruck with plod. 9 months in total, Walton prison. Ended up at Haverig prison near Barrow to finish his sentence. He did 6 months in total. Poor lad spent his 21st inside and because he was a single parent had his 2 year old boy taken off him and sent back to his heroin addict mother.
 
metalmania said:
Or another would be, Cushty deekin cha. - nice to look at mate.
An old rag and bone man called Ernie used to come out with all that slang. Had the thickest Preston accent I ever heard. Be reet cha.
🙂
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Ernie Grimes, he sadly passed away a few years ago but you're spot on with the description. He was well into his 70s and ended every sentence with "cha" so I'm guessing he'd used it all his life which would suggest the word has got a long association with the Preston dialect/vocabulary.

Are there any other words that are unique to just Preston?

It may not be to everyone's liking but for me, anything that gives a sense of identity, uniqueness and character to an areas people is a good thing.
 
Northern Scum said:
Ernie Grimes, he sadly passed away a few years ago but you're spot on with the description. He was well into his 70s and ended every sentence with "cha" so I'm guessing he'd used it all his life which would suggest the word has got a long association with the Preston dialect/vocabulary.

Are there any other words that are unique to just Preston?

It may not be to everyone's liking but for me, anything that gives a sense of identity, uniqueness and character to an areas people is a good thing.
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Theres almost a full dialect of preston slang, I know quite a few words but lads I knew as a youngster could have a full conversation without anyone else having a clue what they were on about.
Does tha jan what am mangin charver?
 
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