Dialect guide is gurt lush.
Bristol is "gurt lush". Well according to bristolians it is. Bristol is a city full of pride. Proud of how they look and proud of how they sound... Sound, how do the people of Bristol sound... "like a farmer" or " a pirate"? Well they've heard it all before and are prouder than ever. the pronunciation of words and the use of words is extremely different here to what it is anywhere in the country. common phrases include...
Gurt lush - very nice
A'right my babber!! - alright baby
Wheres it too? - where is it?
proper nice - that's really nice
Where's ee to - where is he?
There is so much confusion when it comes to the "Bristolian Language" that people from Bristol now have a dictionary online for confused visitors!! The city have t-shirts with there own words written on them!!
Some good examples of the Bristol dialect from the article. It is interesting to note how proud people can be of their accents and dialects, and also some of the assumptions we make because of language use. Keep your writing accurate - even on your blog.
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