Ar dossner derr goo warkin down Swad "Eye Strayte" aggen until ar en purra bit er summat in the "Mail" for summonum ter rayd befower Chrismus.
When ar went last wik ter do er bit er shoppin, ar wer inundated, (fost biggun this wik from the dixshunry) wi paypul eskin ow ar wor an wen worra purrin anuther payce in the payper, so ear goos.
Ar enner forgot bi the wee abowt tellin yer wot chainjed ar villidge yeers agoo, an geeyer that bit wurd and voss sumtime in ther new "Millen, Millen, arm tryin ter spell it rayte, ar dossner kaype lookin in mi dixshunry er else yo wull start seein that ar dunner no ow ter spell owt wi mewer than five letters in it. Arn fun it in terdees payper, the word ar wer lookin for wer "Millennium."
Yeers agoo Chrismus wer a cracker, so way all thort, ther wonner a lotter munee abowt but that diddner stop us from evvin a gud time. Way cuddner afford a "tray" so way allwiz ed a nice top out er a holly bush, but it allis ed ter ev plentee er berries on it. When way gorrit er wom it wer hung up on a "mayte hook" (witch wer fassunned ter wan er the beems in ther saylin).
Way then spent no end er time tie in decor..., decor.., ar canner see it so ar wull call um luvley bits and payces. Way ed a silva star and no end er luvley bawbuls, bells that rung, balls an lanterns that bost if thee com undun an fell on the flewer. Mar fayvorits tho wer the suger pigs an mice, pink and white, but they nivver saymed ter drop off er the "tray".
Way nivver ed pillar cases for toys as way used ter ev wan big present, fer lads it cudder bin er farmyard, fort or a garridge, for the gels it wer neerly allis a doll.
Stockins on the end er the bed wer best an sumtimes yo ed ter fayte ter gerrowd er the biggest ter put yer name on. Ar allwiz if ar cud fayvored wan from out of er "Wellington" cos ar suppoze it allis eld muwwer. Yo neerly alliz ed er flaslite, swaytes, tuffees, pensuls, led sowjurs, farmyard animuls, cullerin buks, an rayte at the bottum wer a few nuts and appul an if yo wer reely luckee yo gorra orrindge.
Wen way went ter bed on Chrismus ere it wer luvley ter think way cud forgerrabowt rashunnin for a cuppel er dees, way reely did enjoy ar sens.
Best wishes ter yer an all the best for the Millennium year.
Jeffrey Parrans
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| Dialect | "Queens English" |
|---|---|
| Ar dossner derr goo warkin down Swad "Eye Strayte" aggen until ar en purra bit er summat in the "Mail" for summonum ter rayd befower Chrismus. | I daren’t (“doesn’t dare”) go walking down Swadlincote High Street again until I have put a bit of something in the Mail for some of them to read before Christmas. |
| When ar went last wik ter do er bit er shoppin, ar wer inundated, (fost biggun this wik from the dixshunry) wi paypul eskin ow ar wor an wen worra purrin anuther payce in the payper, so ear goos. | When I went last week to do a bit of shopping, I was inundated (first big one (word) this week from the dictionary) with people asking how I was and when was I putting another piece in the paper, so here goes. |
| Ar enner forgot bi the wee abowt tellin yer wot chainjed ar villidge yeers agoo, an geeyer that bit wurd and voss sumtime in ther new Millen, Millen, arm tryin ter spell it rayte, ar dossner kaype lookin in mi dixshunry er else yo wull start seein that ar dunner no ow ter spell owt wi mewer than five letters in it. Arn fun it in terdees payper, the word ar wer lookin for wer "Millennium." | I haven’t forgot by the way, about telling you what changed our village years ago, and give you that bit word and verse sometime in the new Millen, Millen, I’m trying to spell it right, I daren’t keep looking in my dictionary or else you will start saying that I don’t know how to spell anything with more than five letters in it. I found it in today’s paper, the word I was looking for was “Millennium.” |
| Yeers agoo Chrismus wer a cracker, so way all thort, ther wonner a lotter munee abowt but that diddner stop us from evvin a gud time. Way cuddner afford a "tray" so way allwiz ed a nice top out er a holly bush, but it allis ed ter ev plentee er berries on it. When way gorrit er wom it wer hung up on a "mayte hook" (witch wer fassunned ter wan er the beems in ther saylin). | Years ago, Christmas was a cracker, so we all thought, there wasn’t a lot of money about but that didn’t stop us having a good time. We couldn’t afford a tree, so we always had a nice top out of a holly bush, but it always had plenty of berries on it. When we got it home it was hung up on a meat hook (which was fastened to one of the beams in the ceiling.) |
| Way then spent no end er time tie in decor..., decor.., ar canner see it so ar wull call um luvley bits and payces. Way ed a silva star and no end er luvley bawbuls, bells that rung, balls an lanterns that bost if thee com undun an fell on the flewer. Mar fayvorits tho wer the suger pigs an mice, pink and white, but they nivver saymed ter drop off er the "tray". | We then spent no end of time tying decor…,decor…, I can’t say it so I will call them lovely bits and pieces. We had a silver star and no end of lovely baubles, bells that rung, balls and lanterns that burst if they came undone and fell on the floor. My favourites though were the sugar pigs and mice, pink and white, but they never seemed to drop off the tree. |
| Way nivver ed pillar cases for toys as way used ter ev wan big present, fer lads it cudder bin er farmyard, fort or a garridge, for the gels it wer neerly allis a doll. | We never had pillow cases for toys as we used to have one big present, for lads it could have been a farmyard, fort or a garage, for the girls it was nearly always a doll. |
| Stockins on the end er the bed wer best an sumtimes yo ed ter fayte ter gerrowd er the biggest ter put yer name on. Ar allwiz if ar cud fayvored wan from out of er Wellington cos ar suppoze it allis eld muwwer. Yo neerly alliz ed er flaslite, swaytes, tuffees, pensuls, led sowjurs, farmyard animuls, cullerin buks, an rayte at the bottum wer a few nuts and appul an if yo wer reely luckee yo gorra orrindge. | Stockings on the end of the bed were best and sometimes you had to fight to get hold of the biggest to put your name on. I always if I could favoured one from out of a Wellington because I suppose it always held more. You nearly always had a flashlight, sweets, toffees, pencils, lead soldiers, farmyard animals, colouring books, and right at the bottom were a few nuts and apple and if you were really lucky you got an orange. |
| Wen way went ter bed on Chrismus ere it wer luvley ter think way cud forgerrabowt rashunnin for a cuppel er dees, way reely did enjoy ar sens. | When we went to bed on Christmas eve it was lovely to think we could forget about rationing for a couple of days, we really did enjoy ourselves. |
| Best wishes ter yer an all the best for the Millennium year. | Best wishes to you and all the best for the Millennium year |