Yorkshire Dialect: On t' Top o' t' Job
A book can come in handy for the feet, as Mike Shaw's dialect tale reveals.
Yar Ethel gate on at me t'other day abaat some jobs raand t' haas 'at shoo wanted dooin'. "Tha's getten thi nooas inta wun o' them detective books ageean, an' ther's nooa shiftin' thee," shoo sed, wi' a face lahke thunder. "Ah've asked thee an' double asked thee ter paint yond cupboards i' t' kitchen, but Ah maht as weel talk ter missen."
Well, shoo went on an' on abaat t' bloomin' cupboards till i' t' finish Ah gave in an' fot mi paint an' brush aat o' t' garden shed.
"An' mek sure tha does tops an' awl, not lahke t' last tahme," shoo chuntered.
Ah gave t' paint a reight good stir an replahd: "Tha nooas Ah can't reych up theer, even standin' on t' buffet, sooa that's that."
Ah wer well on wi' mi paintin' wen Ethel cums rushin' inta t' kitchen ter tell me 'at t' mobile labrary wer aatsahde.
"Tha win't want a book seein' as tha'r nobbut haufway through yond thriller, will ter?" shoo asked.
"Yus, tha can fot me tuthri, an' mek sure they're reight thick uns," Ah replahd.
Fahve minutes at afta shoo cums back an' slaps three wossin gret books on table. "Ah dooan't know wat tha wants them for, they're nooan i' tha lahne o' reeadin' at awl," shoo sed.
"Who sed owt abaat reeadin' 'em," Ah chuckled. "Them are jist abaat reight fer puttin' on t' buffet sooa Ah can reych tops o' t' cupboards!"
