Birmingham Language?

Shikkaka · 19 May 2009 at 10:01

Just a quick, completely pointless observation I have made.

I've been texting a couple of people from Birmingham and they are either stupid (they as in the two I've been texting, not the whole of Birmingham) or it is just the lingo they use? (they as in the whole of Birmingham).

They seem to replace 'are' with 'am' and it's doing my head in.

Am you going on holiday this year?
Am we going to meet up?
Am you going to come down?

Grrrr

/End of vent.

merlin · 19 May 2009 at 10:04

That's black country, not brummie.

Sankari · 19 May 2009 at 10:04

merlin said:
That's black country, not brummie.

+1

They are aware of the English language, and want nothing to do with it.

If "Toys 'R' Us" were a Black Country firm, it would be called "Toys Am We".

platypus · 19 May 2009 at 10:05

Evangelion said:
They are aware of the English language, and want nothing to do with it.

The same goes for Birmingham too.

The Dread Pirate · 19 May 2009 at 10:06

The real question you should ask is... "Why would I wish to communicate with a brummie?"

Joking aside is probably just another one of languages little quirks

Sankari · 19 May 2009 at 10:07

platypus said:
The same goes for Birmingham too.

Indeed.

Communicating with the locals presented quite a challenge when I first moved here, and still does. These days I just terminate the conversation with "I'm terribly sorry, but I only speak English" and walk away.

platypus · 19 May 2009 at 10:09

Evangelion said:
Indeed.

Communicating with the locals presented quite a challenge when I first moved here, and still does. These days I just terminate the conversation with "I'm terribly sorry, but I only speak English" and walk away.

I thought you'd lead with "G'day mate", and then invite people to "put shrimps in the barbie"?

Sankari · 19 May 2009 at 10:10

platypus said:
I thought you'd lead with "G'day mate", and then invite people to "put shrimps in the barbie"?

A common misconception.

I lead with my left and strike with my right.

panthro · 19 May 2009 at 10:20

Black Country?

Skeptic · 19 May 2009 at 10:21

It angers me too. Especially since I am from there and a fair few of my friends (*people from school on FB, not 'real friends') insist on speaking like it.

'Her works at British Gas doe a?'
'ar her does. u sid a? yam out Friday right? am ya cumin down pub?'

And so on..

platypus · 19 May 2009 at 10:22

Evangelion said:
A common misconception.

I lead with my left and strike with my right.

Typical convict behaviour. Always turning to violence.

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Sankari · 19 May 2009 at 10:30

No convicts in my ancestry, chum. :rolleyes:

kenshinu · 19 May 2009 at 10:32

Yam Yams for a reason ;]

FishThrower · 19 May 2009 at 10:32

I text a Geordie a lot of the time. and after every sentence she adds 'like'

e.g. I am going out tonight like

I can only text her for a short while before I get frustrated.

neil3k · 19 May 2009 at 10:46

FishThrower said:
I text a Geordie a lot of the time. and after every sentence she adds 'like'

e.g. I am going out tonight like

I can only text her for a short while before I get frustrated.

I do that

Mat · 19 May 2009 at 10:49

Did you aks them directly? :rolleyes:

Skully · 19 May 2009 at 11:14

What youm going on about?

G|mp · 19 May 2009 at 11:18

Ar yam alright doh worry.

Sankari · 19 May 2009 at 11:21

Don't forget "Oh, ah". If I had a quid for every time I've heard that, I'd be a rich man! :eek:

Kreeeee · 19 May 2009 at 11:24

Yim silly yim yam.