Some of the colourful people from my area, "The Black Country", trying to explain some of the old sayings, let's hope they don't die out, got to keep heritage alive. To me the accent and dialect is a form of music
https://youtu.be/NqIcbLkY2iY
https://youtu.be/bzviWAyO6Oc
Apparently our dialect it the closest to Anglo Saxon and is the closest to old English than anywhere else in the country. The old couple in this video have a lovely lilting accent.
https://youtu.be/vb4MknMqwmA
And if you're really into your history, you may like this:
https://youtu.be/n3pfdEZziXU
Is this where Joe Gets his band name black country communion?
I've always assumed so because of Jason and Glenn's links with the area, may be wrong though.
I always wondered where that name came from! Thanks!!
Todd
And https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Country is how the Black Country itself got its name I'm in the borough of http://www.jpb.co.uk/booksoc/dudley.htm, considered the capital of the Black Country and I'm specifically in https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingswinford born and bred.
If it's the same one, I went to school with him, I'm sure he was in the year above me.
I alus kneaw there were summat diff'rant about yow!!!
Ar me mon yowm royt yow om, me wench is a bostin oomon tho
Now here is the late great Dolly Allen, the first couple of seconds have dodgy sound but after that it's not too bad. So funny
https://youtu.be/gp7IgW4UPJc
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