The British-Irish Dialect Quiz

[SometimesSansEngine]

This has been doing the rounds today and for most people it seems quite accurate. You basically answer a load of questions about phrases you use and the way you speak and it tries to guess what part of the country you are from

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/02/15/upshot/british-irish-dialect-quiz.html

I did the 25 questions version and it pretty much guessed at my West Country background

 

 

Did the full version (about 95 questions, but doesn't take that long really) and it starts to scream ZUMMERZET

 

[Tiggie]

Got me right with West Yorkshire. Though I might do it again through an american proxy to make sure its not cheating!!

I nearly closed the page when I saw this question

 

[Bender]

Evidently I confused it

[Slowlycatchymonkey]

I pretty sure it was the use of the word ‘daps’ that pinned it on the southwest!

[Tiggie]

They are plimsolls!

[SometimesSansEngine]

They are plimsolls!

 

I've had this argument many a time and never been proven wrong yet

ps they're daps

[Bender]

Daps? Are they like baps for dyslexic folk

[Slowlycatchymonkey]

My family moved down here from London when I was 3yrs old and my mum has never stopped muttering “plimsolls” under her breath whenever someone says daps!

Shame she’s missing out on saying “spanky daps”

[Bender]

My family moved down here from London when I was 3yrs old and my mum has never stopped muttering “plimsolls” under her breath whenever someone says daps!

Shame she’s missing out on saying “spanky daps”

 

Plimsolls, can we just draw a line under it

[Topper]

Im defo a Lancashire Lad...........pumps

[NeilM]

Got me right with West Yorkshire. Though I might do it again through an american proxy to make sure its not cheating!!

I nearly closed the page when I saw this question

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Don't bloody start the tea cake argument

[NeilM]

About right

Not too wrong

[NeilM]

Evidently west York's must use same or similar words to Carlisle

[SometimesSansEngine]

What was funny doing mine was all the words of my childhood coming back. I've definitely tempered a few things over time (I remember it being a source of great hilarity that I asked what time tea was going to be at a work thing in a different part of the country once) but I know I speak more like I did as a child when I'm around my folks.

[Moonraker]

Spot on for me.

 

[Muttly]

Grew up in Gloucester to brummie parents.

[Stu]

Got me right with West Yorkshire. Though I might do it again through an american proxy to make sure its not cheating!!

I nearly closed the page when I saw this question

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Breadcake!

I never got that question but it seems accurate

[NeilM]

Got me right with West Yorkshire. Though I might do it again through an american proxy to make sure its not cheating!!

I nearly closed the page when I saw this question

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Breadcake!

I never got that question but it seems accurate

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Bread cake bollox

Do it on purpose over here at cooplands in Hornsea.

6 tea cakes please love.

You mean bread cakes.

No I mean tea cakes.

I'll serve you currents.......

Aye alright.

6 bread cakes please love. That in a civilised society are termed tea cakes...

They do love us wessies....lol

P.s. on gin. So apologies in advance

[Stu]

Got me right with West Yorkshire. Though I might do it again through an american proxy to make sure its not cheating!!

I nearly closed the page when I saw this question

Screenshot 2019-02-15 at 22.42.38.png

 

Breadcake!

I never got that question but it seems accurate

Screenshot_20190216_192708_com.android.chrome.jpg

 

Bread cake bollox

Do it on purpose over here at cooplands in Hornsea.

6 tea cakes please love.

You mean bread cakes.

No I mean tea cakes.

I'll serve you currents.......

Aye alright.

6 bread cakes please love. That in a civilised society are termed tea cakes...

They do love us wessies....lol

P.s. on gin. So apologies in advance

 

Breadcakes while your over this way old boy

[Via]

Plimsoles!

[NeilM]

Breadcake!

I never got that question but it seems accurate

Screenshot_20190216_192708_com.android.chrome.jpg

 

Bread cake bollox

Do it on purpose over here at cooplands in Hornsea.

6 tea cakes please love.

You mean bread cakes.

No I mean tea cakes.

I'll serve you currents.......

Aye alright.

6 bread cakes please love. That in a civilised society are termed tea cakes...

They do love us wessies....lol

P.s. on gin. So apologies in advance

 

Breadcakes while your over this way old boy

 

Yes it's the age old in Yorkshire.

No politics. No religion and no asking what them soddin round things are you put bacon in

[Mr Fro]

I liked the "What do you call a baby" question... No option for baby.

[Via]

I liked the "What do you call a baby" question... No option for baby.

 

That was my thought only 'babby' which is what someone that can't spell calls a baby.

[Mr Fro]

I liked the "What do you call a baby" question... No option for baby.

 

That was my thought only 'babby' which is what someone that can't spell calls a baby.

 

Or Trisha Goddard.

[SometimesSansEngine]

Plimsoles!Screenshot_20190216-204819_Samsung Internet.jpg

 

DAPS!