[jackh]

I was talking to a man from Wakefield who had worked in the building trade.
He said that fellow workers from Sheffield were known as 'dee dars'.
I have never come across this term.
Can anyone throw any light on it?

[LeMaquis]

I think it refers to Sheffielders saying dee and daa instead of thee and tha. I've not heard that many people talking like that though.

[stevie1957]

Originally Posted by jackh

I was talking to a man from Wakefield who had worked in the building trade.
He said that fellow workers from Sheffield were known as 'dee dars'.
I have never come across this term.
Can anyone throw any light on it?

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=14597

[Balpin]

Originally Posted by LeMaquis

I think it refers to Sheffielders saying dee and daa instead of thee and tha. I've not heard that many people talking like that though.

de dont do dees days do dey

It never fails to amaze me how people from Wakefield and Barnsley dare mock anyone else's accent.
They are practically unintelligle, themselves.

[Lady Star]

Originally Posted by jackh

I was talking to a man from Wakefield who had worked in the building trade.
He said that fellow workers from Sheffield were known as 'dee dars'.
I have never come across this term.
Can anyone throw any light on it?

I had no idea that anyone in Wakefield would use the term, but Notts and Derbys people use it, in relation to Yorkshire people, and more specifically Sheffield (as those are the closest Yorkshire men and women to Notts and Derbys) as old Yorkshire accents had a lot of 'thee' and 'thars'... Have to say that I haven't really met Sheffield people who talk like this, but it's just mickey taking... Heard that accent more when you get to Barnsley and above...

[stevie1957]

Originally Posted by Lady Star

I had no idea that anyone in Wakefield would use the term, but Notts and Derbys people use it, in relation to Yorkshire people, and more specifically Sheffield (as those are the closest Yorkshire men and women to Notts and Derbys) as old Yorkshire accents had a lot of 'thee' and 'thars'... Have to say that I haven't really met Sheffield people who talk like this, but it's just mickey taking... Heard that accent more when you get to Barnsley and above...

Listen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UQvBzo_rJA

[Rupert_Baehr]

Originally Posted by jackh

I was talking to a man from Wakefield who had worked in the building trade.
He said that fellow workers from Sheffield were known as 'dee dars'.
I have never come across this term.
Can anyone throw any light on it?

Wasn't that covered some year ago in this thread?

[ElasticMan]

Originally Posted by Balpin

de dont do dees days do dey

It never fails to amaze me how people from Wakefield and Barnsley dare mock anyone else's accent.
They are practically unintelligle, themselves.

Oh dear.......

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Balpin

de dont do dees days do dey

It never fails to amaze me how people from Wakefield and Barnsley dare mock anyone else's accent.
They are practically unintelligle, themselves.

You have a bit of a cheek mocking people for being "unintelligle" when the actual word is unintelligible..

[Balpin]

Originally Posted by Rich

You have a bit of a cheek mocking people for being "unintelligle" when the actual word is unintelligible..

ib that all ?

[Chun Li]

Originally Posted by Rich

You have a bit of a cheek mocking people for being "unintelligle" when the actual word is unintelligible..

Calm down sweetie.
All your posts seem so angry