Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 3:05 am
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^THIS! I'm very happy about itGermangirl wrote:So pleased to get a birthday pic and a happy one, too. So they opted to leave it all behind and just be the two of them. Shows love is going strong still
SG, you are the best to grace us with this tweet. Good eye Cockh. hair sure looks a bit long. It's a great picture.CockHargreaves wrote:It definitely looks very much like them!
I notice he hasn't had his hair cut any shorter yet....
Not keen on the flat cap, personally. As much as it helps with anonymity and probably beats a baseball cap, it's a little bit "Ey up, 'ow's me whippets any road" for my taste.
(Sorry, I guess maybe only the Brits on here will get that.)
I don't get that, could you explain, please? I'm always ready to learn new thingsCockHargreaves wrote: it's a little bit "Ey up, 'ow's me whippets any road" for my taste.
(Sorry, I guess maybe only the Brits on here will get that.)
It's intended as a joke - a stereotyped Yorkshire phrase (though Hey Up is a fairly generic greeting anywhere in Northern England). Very working class and old fashioned.Alina wrote:I don't get that, could you explain, please? I'm always ready to learn new thingsCockHargreaves wrote: it's a little bit "Ey up, 'ow's me whippets any road" for my taste.
(Sorry, I guess maybe only the Brits on here will get that.)
Thanks It's really hilarious, and the subtitles are very helpfulCockHargreaves wrote:It's intended as a joke - a stereotyped Yorkshire phrase (though Hey Up is a fairly generic greeting anywhere in Northern England). Very working class and old fashioned.Alina wrote:I don't get that, could you explain, please? I'm always ready to learn new thingsCockHargreaves wrote: it's a little bit "Ey up, 'ow's me whippets any road" for my taste.
(Sorry, I guess maybe only the Brits on here will get that.)
Have a look at this comedy sketch...
http://youtu.be/PK_g93LmqlM
Thanks a million , believe me, I HAD looked up the word "whippets" and I found out it means a breed of a dog, but I still was not able to work out the meaning of the joke, because I didn't know the background context. Now I finally GOT it! It's a great pleasure to learn new things, especially when you are not a native speaker, of course it's not possible to be familiar with all the cultural nuances and undertones, so I find your help and patience with me in this respect MOST precious Thanks to you I've just learnt that breedeng whippets is a working class hobby and Daniel's flat hat may be typical for people who belong to that group.CockHargreaves wrote:Whippets are a type of greyhound that can be used for racing. Breeding them could be seen as a working class hobby, along with breeding racing pigeons. So "how are my whippets" is just a jokey stereotype of what a working class Northern make might say. "Any road" is a bit like hey up, but it means "anyway". Just my attempt at a silly version of dialect.
Glad you liked the clip, I thought it was also funny when he attempted what he thought was a posh pronunciation of lasagne... By the way, your level of fluency in English is superb, you obviously really "got" the dialect in that clip. Respect to your linguistic skills, Alina!
You are awesome!CockHargreaves wrote:Aw.... That's so nice. I've had a rubbish day and now you've cheered me up. Thanks.