Sile it down - what does it mean?

[Plain Talker]

fullers earth is a clay, which can be used as a poultice, as an ingredient in certain skin creams, and as a base for cat litter (because it is absorbent).

[Bedders]

Fao Plain Talker-try to get hold of a book called 'Sheffieldish A begginners Phrase Book by Derek Whomersley' -if it's still in print?

 

Give a lot of sayings like that & translates in queens english for non-sheffield speakers it's good & quite funny!

 

Examples include:-

SEEDY TUNEET- see you tonight

BIGEEAD-conceited or show off

OARLAID-over slept

WITTLIN-worrying

ROOERIN-crying

KEEP THI NOOERS AHT- mind your own business

MARDY BUM-easily upset

YAVTER - compulsory

 

Hope you get the picture anyway.

[foxydebs]

fullers earth is a clay, which can be used as a poultice, as an ingredient in certain skin creams, and as a base for cat litter (because it is absorbent).

 

I know that fullers earth is used in cat litter but how does not on this earth or fullers have anything to do with how absorbant it is when the saying is about confusion.

[rinnie]

a popular saying in my familly is 'nanooks'(sp) as in 'you can nanooks' instead of saying no to something you feel is cheeky. Also obstroclous(sp) I know a few people from down south who have never heard this. I think it means being unhelpfull or pedantic on purpose, I may be wrong though!

[Plain Talker]

Fao Plain Talker-try to get hold of a book called 'Sheffieldish A begginners Phrase Book by Derek Whomersley' -if it's still in print?

 

Give a lot of sayings like that & translates in queens english for non-sheffield speakers it's good & quite funny!

 

Examples include:-

SEEDY TUNEET- see you tonight

BIGEEAD-conceited or show off

OARLAID-over slept

WITTLIN-worrying

ROOERIN-crying

KEEP THI NOOERS AHT- mind your own business

MARDY BUM-easily upset

YAVTER - compulsory

 

Hope you get the picture anyway.

 

I do, indeed have a copy, from the original publication around 1979. an excellent book!