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IMPoster
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4/22/2018 12:19:49 PM
Vernacular Language
Lots of band and poets or writers rely on vernacular words and expressions ; sometimes listeners or readers don't even know what they mean apart from the way they're used.
Someone just said to me that they were feeling "Radgy" or radgie and it struck me that this might be quite a local word.... it means - violent or aggressive. ( Northern English and Scotland) A tantrum ; an angry mood.
I'd love to know if anyone else has words that are only used in their area?
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Francesca Tamellini
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4/22/2018 1:34:19 PM
Never heard anyone in Scotland use that, but wouldn't call you a numptie for suggesting it.
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Paul groover
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4/22/2018 1:52:30 PM
Radgie is a Doric word derived from Gaelic and English mixed together. I have heard it used not lately though
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Jilly
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4/22/2018 3:02:12 PM
Scotland is the cradle of vernacular, it created so many strange but cute words - even more appealing when said in that great accent.
I think a numptie is like a wally isn't it? Even "Wally" started in Scotland but it was a term of endearment and now it's more of an insult (but meant endearingly)
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Paul groover
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4/22/2018 5:07:33 PM
The reason for the Scottish venacular is so that we can talk to each other without anyone knowing what it is exactly we are saying. It is like a tradition who am i to change that it is for self preservation.
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Hop On Pop
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4/24/2018 7:57:36 AM
In Chicago, houses have a frunchroom (front room), instead of a parlor/parlour or living room.
And any carbonated beverage is called "pop" instead of soda pop or soda.
Probably a whole bunch more food-related ones, too.
OH!
It's not "highway" or "freeway"—it's "expressway" even though there is nothing express about it. And all of our expressways have names, not numbers (even though they have numbers). I-94 is "The Kennedy" on the North Side and "The Dan Ryan" or just "The Ryan" on the South Side, etc...
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Chris Hance
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4/24/2018 9:30:53 AM
Someone just said to me that they were feeling "Radgy" or radgie
Yes it's violent and aggressive, the correct term is Radge(pronounced "raj")
Your pal was feeling "radge", or a shitty situation is "radge" someone you don't like might be a "total radge"
adding the suffix with "y" or "ie" makes it sound cute and less aggressive.
It's a word that's used by some of the characters in the Irvine Welsh book, "The Acid House",
https://www.google.com/search?q=Irvine+Welsh+The+Acid+House&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-1
It's a swear word and I remember getting hit by my dad for using it as a kid rofl...
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Chris Hance
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4/24/2018 9:32:54 AM
Sorry about the itallics, but the edit post function is not functioning....
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