tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11147054.post3998545369322311241..comments2024-02-28T22:29:41.674+00:00Comments on Nell Dixon : Friday Fun 3Nell Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16346808072962615721noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11147054.post-80559230552671492932007-07-14T09:47:00.000+01:002007-07-14T09:47:00.000+01:00Hugs, Kate! I remembered reading that as a child s...Hugs, Kate! I remembered reading that as a child so of course I had to go check - can't resist a challenge. I love words and the origin of them is fascinating. Regional dialects should be celebrated.Nell Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16346808072962615721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11147054.post-30973638314536161722007-07-14T08:01:00.000+01:002007-07-14T08:01:00.000+01:00Am impressed, Nell: the derivation is from Bishop ...Am impressed, Nell: the derivation is from Bishop Bonner's cottage, which was one of the few buildings to escape the Dereham fire (obviously "ladybird ladybird fly away home, your house is on fire..." etc). And Bishop Bonner was allegedly a butcher who condemned a lot of "heretics" to death (or was just doing his job, depending on which source you believe...)<BR/><BR/>Book in post next week :o)Kate Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367918727779245526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11147054.post-62502269979955531292007-07-13T20:11:00.000+01:002007-07-13T20:11:00.000+01:00Lol, if I remember correctly a bishy-barna-bee is ...Lol, if I remember correctly a bishy-barna-bee is a ladybird. Phillipa, I howled with laughter at this as everyone here as you know says tara-a-bit!Nell Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16346808072962615721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11147054.post-58702522928981281402007-07-13T19:46:00.000+01:002007-07-13T19:46:00.000+01:00I wonder if 'bay' is related to 'baint' (ie Cornis...I wonder if 'bay' is related to 'baint' (ie Cornish version)?<BR/><BR/>In Norfolk, they say "ont" instead of "won't" - and then there are all the interesting words such as "bishy-barna-bee" (if you guess this I'll send you a copy of my August Med *g*)<BR/><BR/>Lovely pic of the tithe barn. You and me both with the buildings. We have a Tudor barn near us - but it's nowhere near as spectacular as the tithe barn. And I bet the local maps of that area are fascinating. (I could be a bad influence on you, here *g*)Kate Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367918727779245526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11147054.post-91670006097175367942007-07-13T10:47:00.000+01:002007-07-13T10:47:00.000+01:00Nell - I've bin followin' yo for weeks now. Bostin...Nell - I've bin followin' yo for weeks now. Bostin' - ar ay eard that fer a long toime.<BR/><BR/>Sorry - I was born and brought up in Brownhills which is almost Black Country. My grandparents, uncles, neighbours all talked a bit like this. <BR/><BR/>Never forget my (18 month old) daughter saying 'bye' at my Gran's house. The neighbour curled a lip in horror because she hadn't said ta-ra. My gran replied: "Oh, she's from Lichfield!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com