Nowt or nout?

Azza · 26 Nov 2009 at 21:37

This thread....

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18083820

made me just remembered about this.

When I say "nowt" I spell it like that, yet all my house mates think I'm wrong (obviously I'm not), they spell it "nout".

They ain't even all from the same area, couple of Wirral, few from Midlands.

I can not understand why they spell it "nout". Drives me mad!! :mad:

Ziggy · 26 Nov 2009 at 21:38

Nowt, tbfh.

Pho · 26 Nov 2009 at 21:38

"Nothing"

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BigglesPiP · 26 Nov 2009 at 21:38

Bennie-Mac · 26 Nov 2009 at 21:39

Neither, im not in eastenders

Scythe · 26 Nov 2009 at 21:39

Nout!

PinkFloyd · 26 Nov 2009 at 21:39

nowt = nothing
nout = erm? nought? as in the number 0?

UnworthyBean · 26 Nov 2009 at 21:40

Nowt the matter with that!

Nout is probably technically the right way of spelling it, But who likes to be correct these days?

meghatronic · 26 Nov 2009 at 21:40

Bennie-Mac said:
Neither, im not in eastenders

Nothin' would be London.

As in other thread:

BigglesPiP said:
For example; "nowt". I never thought it could be hard to figure out, but nobody in the south gets it

Dave M · 26 Nov 2009 at 21:41

Umm, nought?

Lopéz · 26 Nov 2009 at 21:42

/end discussion.

Bennie-Mac · 26 Nov 2009 at 21:43

meghatronic said:
Nothin' would be London.

As in other thread:

Bah meant the other god awful soap

decmatt · 26 Nov 2009 at 21:56

Hotwired · 26 Nov 2009 at 21:58

Nowt wrong wi nowt.

PermaBanned · 26 Nov 2009 at 22:03

It's nothing. I don't get why people feel the need to abbreviate, sure if there's a character limit but otherwise it doesn't really save time, it just serves to make you look immature.

Lopéz · 26 Nov 2009 at 22:05

Superewza said:
it just serves to make you look immature.

I don't say it myself as I'm from the South, but I don't think it makes you look immature, just Northern :confused:

Hotwired · 26 Nov 2009 at 22:07

Nowt isn't some crappy text abbreviation.

It's a regional variation of the word nothing. Which can actually be said without looking like some fool saying rofl irl.

semi-pro waster · 26 Nov 2009 at 22:13

Superewza said:
It's nothing. I don't get why people feel the need to abbreviate, sure if there's a character limit but otherwise it doesn't really save time, it just serves to make you look immature.

It's not an abbreviation though, it's part of regional dialect. It's been used in Scotland since well before I was born and in many parts of Northern England that I know of which puts it a long time before text messaging was even conceived of.

And nowt is the correct spelling.

Hxc · 26 Nov 2009 at 22:14

Nout.

loltim · 26 Nov 2009 at 22:44

I pronounce it 'note'. Surely nowt and nout are pronounced the same?

edit: oh how its spelt, yea nowt.