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[TimmyIsNice]

it sounds elvish...

[19jacobob93]

I'm English but I'm so glad street signs in Ireland have finally been changed back to Irish instead of English! And it's good to see native speakers in Wales and Scotland on my visits!

I can understand because I'm from Yorkshire and I don't like the way standard English is impacting on our local dialect. Our identity is becoming covered up as ancient words are becoming archaic, but I am at least making a stand, and speak full Yorkshire dialect which is almost extinct in my generation!

[yawnRepetition]

@19jacobob93 dialects should be kept alive in every country. and I say that because I'm from germany where we also have lots of different dialects.

[qoroq]

i love welsh and how so many ppl stand up for it!

[makinawdandy6699]

I've just gotten interested in Wales after listening to Duffy's Rockferry song and watching her video. I must say, that is a very cool language. I am very impressed to read that 23 percent of people in Wales can speak Welsh. That is commendable. Keep it up.

[0EnterTheDarkside0]

@TimmyIsNice Then we shall ALL learn how to speak Elvish! lol

Dwi yn siarad Cymraeg.

[sagenunn]

@TimmyIsNice Yeah, I think I just fell in love with this language, and now understand where Tolkien was coming from :D

[19jacobob93]

@whitbyjet65 Agreed! I hate standard English! We're taught that it's wrong to say things like 'summat' in school now but that's just our culture that dates back centuries! I will not surrender to a standardised form just so that foreigners can understand me! haha If you type in 'yorkshire dialect' into youtube there's actually a short BBC interview with an old tyke, he sounds like a mix between a geordie, a Welshman and an Irishman, quite interesting how he uses 'you' instead of 'thee' ect.!

[whitbyjet65]

@19jacobob93 Aye! They ought to get a good hiding, the little whippersnappers. I have a list as long as the Suez Canal about bad speech, grammar & language. I'm glad others are proud of their old English dialect & culture. Our heritage is so rich yet people just don't care. They're happy to throw it all away & replace it with cheap, nasty & bland alternatives. What a shame.

[19jacobob93]

@whitbyjet65 And I couldn't agree more about the black gang culture - it gets me mad beyond belief! Especially when I hear white kids saying 'ting' and 'sick' (which somehow means good) and other words like that. They need a good clout!

[19jacobob93]

@whitbyjet65 So do I! And I'm glad to say I use it that much that it's rubbed on to my pals and they're starting to use them too! And I don't even use 'something' I use 'summat' - some people think it sounds uneducated but it comes from Olde English 'someaught' meaning something. Same story with 'owt' and 'nowt' which come from Olde English 'awiht' (meaning anything) and 'newiht' (meaning nothing). These ancient words have died out everywhere except Yorkshire - USE THEM WITH PRIDE! :P

[whitbyjet65]

@19jacobob93 I know what you mean but I'm from Yorkshire too & I use words like 'thee' & 'thine' for you & yours. Some people think it's slang or sloppy, which is ludicrous. What I hate is this black gang culture type language/accent that's infecting the English language. I also despise people who say 'somethink' instead of 'something' AARRGGHHH!