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December 26, 2008
November 28, 2008
Eytin 'umble pah
Our Ethel has an unexpected response to a request for a menu change in Mike Shaw's latest dialect tale.
November 21, 2008
Drinking
In his latest dialect tale Mike Shaw reveals the two reasons for drinking.
November 14, 2008
Payin' fer Forbidden Fruit
Mike Shaw tells of a childhood misdemeanour which resulted in a very sore bottom.
November 07, 2008
Bargainin' over Yar Ethel
Mike Shaw's dialect tale tells of an extra-special bargain.
October 31, 2008
Ethel's Movin' Idea
Ethel makes a dynamic breakfast suggestion in Mike Shaw's latest dialect tale.
October 24, 2008
Legless Panto
Some sacrifices have to be made by panto stars, as Mike Shaw's dialect tale reveals.
October 17, 2008
Yar Day Aat
Mike Shaw's dialect-speaking characters have a good chuckle on a day out in Scarborough.
October 10, 2008
Message From Above
Fine words were exchanged when the vicar came to call, as Mike Shaw reveals.
October 03, 2008
T' Fate Of An Autumn Giant
If you shut yourself away and never go out you will suffer the same fate as a conker, opines one of Mike Shaw's dialect-speaking characters.
To read more of Mike's Yorkshire dialect columns please click on http://www.openwriting.com/archives/yorkshire_dialect/
September 26, 2008
Little Lad wi’ One Big Worry
Little Jake was most distressed when the Bible was opened.
Mike Shaw tells another dialect story with a chuckle in its tail.
To read more of Mike’s dialect words please click on http://www.openwriting.com/archives/yorkshire_dialect/
September 19, 2008
Behand A Smahle
There's nothing to beat going out with a smile on your face, as Mike Shaw's dialect tale reveals.
September 12, 2008
Showin' 'em 'e's a Tough Old Stick
Is old Sam sticking around to spite them?
Mike Shaw tells another dialect tale. For more of his stories please click on
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September 05, 2008
Mixed Spirits In't Army
Mike Shaw's Yorkshire characters muse on Army life.
For more of Mike's columns please click on http://www.openwriting.com/archives/yorkshire_dialect/
August 29, 2008
Cobblers
Mike Shaw’s Yorkshire characters reflect upon a throwaway society.
August 22, 2008
Reight Power Houses
A summer when long johns could be left in the drawer. Mike Shaw tells another dialect tale.
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August 15, 2008
'Orse Power Days
Oh for the days when we depended on horses rather than cars! Mike Shaw tells another dialect tale.
August 08, 2008
Viewin' Stuff
Mike Shaw's dialect character reveals that he will never make a fortune from antiques.
August 01, 2008
Knee Jerk Reactions
Casual words in the scrum can lead to a broken jaw, as Mike Shaw's dialect tale reveals.
July 25, 2008
True Yorkshire
Mike Shaw's dialect character thinks it is time the rest of the country knew the true nature of Yorkshire folk.
July 18, 2008
A Gloomy Gulp
Sunday dinners are best eaten at home, as Mike Shaw's dialect tale reveals.
July 11, 2008
Climate Contrast
Do folk really want permanent sunshine? Mike Shaw’s dialect tale focuses on climate considerations.
July 04, 2008
Facin’ a ‘oliday Battle
Mike Shaw’s dialect tale tells of minds failing to meet.
June 27, 2008
Ready Money
Mike Shaw’s dialect tale tells of a way to make money from a mugger.
June 20, 2008
Bendin' t' MOT Rules
Mike Shaw's dialect-speaking "hero'' reveals that you can still touch your toes, even if you have a bad back.
June 13, 2008
Mah Shock Cure
There’s more than one way to cure hiccups, as Mike Shaw reveals in this dialect tale.
June 06, 2008
Lookin' Forrard
It pays to look forwards when you reach 99, as Mike Shaw's dialect tale reveals.
May 30, 2008
Jooa Drinks ter t’ Future
This week one of Mike Shaw’s Yorkshire characters announces his anti-flu measures.
May 23, 2008
A Liverish Set-to
Mike Shaw’s dialect tale tells of a row over a bit of liver.
May 16, 2008
Seaside Bingo
When you're retired it's enjoyable to watch other folk working, says one of Mike Shaw's dialect-speaking characters.
May 09, 2008
Callin' Tahme on Dooase o’ Politics
Mike Shaw's Yorkshire characters muse upon political matters.
May 02, 2008
Get Well Sooin
Those club committee meetings leave some members freeling less than charitable, as Mike Shaw's dialect tale reveals.
April 25, 2008
Browt Daan Bi a Little Fast Cat
Disaster strikes when our hero does a bit of painting in Mike Shaw's latest dialect tale.
April 18, 2008
Monty's Lahkes an' Dislahkes
Yar Ethel learns a surprising thing about a dog when she goes for a stroll in Mike Shaw's latest dialect tale.
April 11, 2008
Short Back And Sides
So what made Jooa Sykes rush off to get his hair cut? Mike Shaw tells another dialect tale.
April 04, 2008
Fun an' Games in t' Snow
The characters in Mike Shaw's dialect tale don't know whether to go walking or skiing.
March 28, 2008
Ringin' t' Changes
It's impossible to get away from the neighbours when Yar Ethel rings the holiday changes, as Mike Shaw's dialect tale reveals.
March 21, 2008
New-Fangled Pills
Nothing like a Viagra tablet to revivie one's interest in football. Mike Shaw tells another dialect tale.
March 14, 2008
T'Parson 'at Gate t' Bird
Mike Shaw tells a tale about a witty parrot.
March 07, 2008
Jooa's Lost For Words Ovver A Square Meal
When Joe asks for a square meal he gets less than he bargained for, as Mike Shaw's dialect tale reveals.
Continue reading "Jooa's Lost For Words Ovver A Square Meal" »
February 29, 2008
Snow Joke
Mike Shaw's dialect tale concerns a spartan wartime diet.
February 22, 2008
Restin' Place
Mike Shaw's characters discuss their preferences for a final rest
February 15, 2008
Tahme Flahs
Mike Shaw's dialect-speaking characters find that it's earlier than they thought.
February 08, 2008
'Ow t' Barber Gets Jack's 'air Off
Mike Shaw's dialect tale tells of a question from the Prime Minister.
February 01, 2008
Lottery Wins
A lottery win can have an unexpected effect on a marriage, as Mike Shaw's dialect tale reveals.
January 25, 2008
Joe And His Big Mouth
Poor Joe has bellywark, as Mike Shaw reveals in his latest dialect tale.
January 18, 2008
Fowl Tactics
Mike Shaw's dialect tale involves a judge, and a couple of ducks.
January 11, 2008
Bags o' Brass
Mike Shaw's dialect tale features a canny farmer and his rainy-day savings.
January 04, 2008
Cuttin' Staff Reight Daan Ter t' Booane
Mike Shaw's dialect-speaking characters reflect on the consequences of an outbreak of 'flu.
Continue reading "Cuttin' Staff Reight Daan Ter t' Booane" »
December 28, 2007
Sooa Poorly
Mike Shaw's dialect character is this week suffering from bellywark.
December 21, 2007
Fahndin' a Cure fer t' Bedtahme Blues
A remedy for sleeplessness brings a new problem as Mike Shaw's dialect tale reveals.
December 14, 2007
Milestone Inspectors
A walk in the mist leads to a fright and a conversation in Mike Shaw's latest dialect tale.
December 07, 2007
Ethel Puts t' Wind up t'owd Father Kersmuss
Getting a Christmas present for yar Ethel is quite an ordeal, as Mike Shaw's dialect tale reveals.
Continue reading "Ethel Puts t' Wind up t'owd Father Kersmuss" »
November 30, 2007
Ethel’s Big Ideas Aren’t Fittin’
Ethel's big ideas for Christmas would challenge Santa's carrying capacity, as Mike Shaw's dialect tale reveals.
November 23, 2007
Football's a Turn-Off
..."Talkin' abaat once a yeear, Messiah seeason'll be startin' onnytahme but Ah've nooan yerd wen they're doin' it at t' chapel."...
Mike Shaw's "hero'' reluctantly faces up to a seasonal chore.
November 16, 2007
Bedtahme Blues
Mike Shaw tells a dialect tale about a chap who snores so loudly he wakes himself up.
November 09, 2007
Butcher's Banter
Mike Shaw tells of a butcher whose sense of humour is as sharp as his knives.
November 02, 2007
Common Booan Complaint
Mike Shaw's dialect story this week concerns bone trouble.
October 26, 2007
Aat O' t' Mouths O' Babes An' Sucklings
It's just as well that a lad should know what his father likes, as Mike Shaw's chuckle-filled dialect tale reveals.
Continue reading "Aat O' t' Mouths O' Babes An' Sucklings" »
October 19, 2007
On t' Top o' t' Job
A book can come in handy for the feet, as Mike Shaw's dialect tale reveals.
October 12, 2007
Scenting A Smart Idea
The advice delivered at a chapel guild meeting can sometimes surprise, as Mike Shaw's dialect tale reveals.
October 05, 2007
Leead Us Not Inta Temptation Nah, Sithee Vicar
Choice is a fine thing, as Mike Shaw's latest dialect tale reveals.
Continue reading "Leead Us Not Inta Temptation Nah, Sithee Vicar" »
September 28, 2007
Getting The Bird
An unexpected birthday gift may be fluttering Cousin 'Arry's way, according to Mike Shaw's dialect tale.
September 21, 2007
Jooa Sykes Bowls 'Em Ovver
An impromptu game in the club nearly brought disaster, as Mike Shaw reveals in his latest dialect tale.
September 14, 2007
Cuttin' Remarks Fer Yar Ethel
Lawn mowing results in some sharp words in Mike Shaw's latest dialect tale.
September 07, 2007
A Bitter Reminder
In Mike Shaw's latest dialect tale yar Ethel finds she's made a terrible mistake when she starts to suck a "sweet''.
August 31, 2007
Classroom Comic
What three inventions have helped man to get up in the world? For the answers do read Mike Shaw's latest dialect tale.
August 24, 2007
The Ups And Downs Of Life
You'll never get some folk onto an aircraft, as Mike Shaw's dialect tale reveals.
August 17, 2007
Cappin' Bit o' Bedroom Banter
Mike Shaw's dialect tale this week concerns a missing cap.
August 10, 2007
Lookin’ Forrard wi’ a Will
Yar Ethel considers serious matters in Mike Shaw's latest dialect ale.
August 03, 2007
Milestone Inspectors
A curiously-clad figure looms up out of the mist in Mike Shaw's latest dialect tale.
July 27, 2007
E-mail is Nowt ter do wi' t' Pooast
Mike Shaw's dialect characters fail to get to grips with new technology.
July 20, 2007
A Varry Rare Kahnd o’ Poultry Indeed
Some folk derive more pleasure from reading the adverts in newspapers than they do from the news, as Mike Shaw's dialect tale reveals.
July 13, 2007
Gettin' Away fra Awl th' Electioneerin'
At a time when Britain has a new Prime Minister Mike Shaw's dialect tale recalls an earlier election.
Continue reading "Gettin' Away fra Awl th' Electioneerin'" »
July 06, 2007
Ah'm aat o' This World
The characters in Mike Shaw's dialect tale are this week facing a trying time.
June 29, 2007
Ethel's Winin' Short Cut
Yar Ethel turns into a race horse tipster in Mike Shaw's latest Yorkshire dialect tale.
June 22, 2007
Aunt Sally For Mayor
Mike Shaw tells a dialect tale about local politics.
June 15, 2007
Foxing Feline Marauders
Worms that glow in the dark? Just the thing for the beleaguered gardener, as Mike Shaw reveals.
June 08, 2007
Flaid Abaat Wat's Safe ter Eyt an' Sup
Mike Shaw's Yorkshire characters discuss healthy eating.
June 01, 2007
Undies
Mike Shaw's dialect tale involves garments for the nether regions.
May 25, 2007
A Windy Welcome
Mike Shaw tells a windy dialect tale.
May 18, 2007
A Reight Pick 'n Mix At Jooa Sykes's
All is not well with Jooa Sykes's vegetables in Mike Shaw's latest dialect tale.
May 11, 2007
Double Trouble Ovver Telly
If you need two tellys might you not also need two bathrooms? Mike Shaw tells another dialect story.
May 04, 2007
Dead Set On Three Star Treatment
When your time comes, you might as well have three star treatment. Mike Shaw tells another dialect tale.
April 27, 2007
Sniffin' Aat A Smelly Present
How about a tie that smells of fish and chips or meat-and-potato pie? Mike Shaw tells another dialect story with a chuckle in its tail.
April 20, 2007
Swiss Role fer Fred an' Lizzie
Is there anything worse than being an unwilling viewer of someone's holiday slides? Mike Shaw brings us another dialect tale.
April 13, 2007
Jack’s Bird Imitation Makes the Feathers Fly
Jack's umpiring decision causes a flutter in Mike Shaw's dialect tale.
Continue reading "Jack’s Bird Imitation Makes the Feathers Fly" »
April 06, 2007
Dressed Fer t' Part
Yar Ethel's delighted to be going to a wedding but her husband is less than enthusiastic, as Mike Shaw's dialect tale reveals.
March 30, 2007
Runnin’ Rings Raand Kirklees
…“Ah dooan’t know abaat thee, but Ah wer chock fed up o’ bein’ shekken up an’ daan lahke vinegar i’ a bottle.”…
Fortunately for the characters in Mike Shaw’s dialect tale the local council has now repaired the holes in the road.
March 23, 2007
An Awl-raander 'at Nivver Cums Off
Mike Shaw's dialect tale introduces an awl-raander, a garment to be worn year-in, year-out.
March 16, 2007
Springin' a Surprahse
The seasons have gone topsy-turvy in Mike Shaw's latest dialect tale.
March 09, 2007
Ethel Fahnds t' Jooaker in t' Pack
A serious question is raised in Mike Shaw's latest dialect tale. "Why do you think the one-eyed chicken crossed the road?"
March 02, 2007
Adam's Ale is Nooan t' Drink it Used ter Be
If tap water isn't up to the mark there's always something else to drink, as Mike Shaw's latest dialect tale reveals.
Continue reading "Adam's Ale is Nooan t' Drink it Used ter Be" »
February 23, 2007
Grave Matters
There's humour aplenty in Yorkshire's Colne Valley, even when it comes to the serious subject of a grave stone inscription, as Mike Shaw's exuberant dialect tale reveals.
February 16, 2007
Wat’s Sauce Fer t’ Gooise
No Valentine’s Day card for yar Ethel – but she gets her own back. Mike Shaw tells another good-humoured dialect tale.
February 02, 2007
Kill Or Cure Daan At T'club
In Mike Shaw's latest dialect tale the club committee discuss ways of attracting new memembers.
January 26, 2007
News In t' Mornin' Paper
This particular news in the morning paper may be interesting - but is it useful? For the answer to that question read Mike Shaw's latest dialect tale.
January 19, 2007
It's Just Nooan Cricket
...Ah 'ad a feelin' it wer too gooid ter be true, an' sure enuf two o' their batters gate ther yeds daan an' we cudn't shift 'em...
The gentlemanly game of cricket can produce its share of dissent, as Mike Shaw's dialect tale reveals.
January 12, 2007
'O Buttons 'n Badges
In the latest of Mike Shaw's good-humoured dialect tales there's a crisis when yar Ethel loses a button from her best coat.
January 05, 2007
Dirty Dogs
Mike Shaw’s latest dialect tale suggests a novel way of making some brass.
December 29, 2006
Busy Lizzie's Big Bloomer
Nosey-parker Lizzie makes a laughable mistake in Mike Shaw’s latest dialect tale.
December 22, 2006
Stokin’ up Yar Ethel’s Fahre
You’re expecting the coal man to make a delivery, and the horoscope says that sex will arrive to brighten up your day. Could that word sex be wrongly spelled?
Mike Shaw tells another dialect tale.
December 15, 2006
Tekkin' Stock o' Law an' Order
There's more than one use for a ripe tomato, as Mike Shaw's dialect tale reveals.
December 08, 2006
Bookin' Up On Fahresade Thrills
Mike Shaw's Yorkshire character Bill chances upon a Jilly Cooper novel and "Ah fair gate interested in awl t' carryin' on wi' 'orses an' thees women rompin' abaat i' stables wi' different fellas.''
December 01, 2006
Ins an' Aats O' Telly Viewin'
"Tha'll be too busy gogglin' at t' telly awl day, Ah reckon. Wat wi' cricket, tennis, 'orse racin' an' World Cup fooitball, tha'r sartanly gettin' thi money's worth aat o' t' lahcence.''
"Dooan't worry, Ah'm baan ter do yond jobs i' t' garden. Sometahme, but not jist naah," Ah replahd. "Awl this spooart's too gooid ter miss."
But yar Ethel has a cunning plan to ensure that those gardening jobs are done, as Mike Shaw reveals.
November 24, 2006
T' Long an' Shooart o' Married Life
Mike Shaw's broad Yorkshire characters consider marriages ancient and modern.
November 17, 2006
Sadness, Sun And Silliness
No matter how hot the day, the back door should not be left open when yar Ethel has a sponge cake i' th' oven, as Mike Shaw in his Yorkshire dialect column - the only column of its kind to appear every week on the Net.
November 10, 2006
In Bother An' Reight Ovver A Bit O' Stamp Duty
A note in the pocket is not necessarily a good memory jogger, as Mike Shaw reveals in his latest Yorkshire dialect tale.
Continue reading "In Bother An' Reight Ovver A Bit O' Stamp Duty" »
November 03, 2006
Yar Ethel Claats A Small-tahme Crook
Yar Ethel has a sharp response in store for small-time crooks who try to pinch her stuff, as Mike Shaw reveals in his latest dialect tale.
October 27, 2006
Daan Ter Earth
..."Tha'd better get thissen wrapped up. It saands as if it's rainin' rarely," sed yar Ethel as Ah gate mi cap an' coit on...
In this week's dialect tale Mike Shaw tells of a curious incident on a windy night after a domino game down at the club.
October 20, 2006
Yar Ethel’s Gret ‘opes Are Turned Upsahde Daan
In his latest dialect tale Mike Shaw tells why yar Ethel, a great believer in horoscopes, had cause to blush when she went to the chapel concert.
Continue reading "Yar Ethel’s Gret ‘opes Are Turned Upsahde Daan" »
October 13, 2006
Who Goas Theer?
Mike Shaw's true Yorkshire couple argue about canal towpaths.
October 06, 2006
Telly Whahle You Wait
There's an unexpected outcome to a conflict on what to watch on telly in Mike Shaw's latest good humoured Yorkshire Dialect musings.
September 29, 2006
Thinkin' On T' Reight Lahnes
A train srike prompted Mike Shaw’s Yorkshire characters to vigorous musings.
September 22, 2006
Mekkin Sure Ah Know Mi Onions
Could knicker elastic be the key to success when showing vegetables? Mike Shaw tells another choice dialect tale.
September 15, 2006
Me An' Mi Sleepin' Partner
"It sez 'ere 'at 'usbands an' wahves sleep a lot better if they've getten separate beds.
Mike Shaw's dialect narrator discuss sleeping arrangements with yar Ethel.
For more of Mike's good-humoured dialect columns click on Yorkshire Dialect in the menu on this page.
September 08, 2006
Keep It Shooart an’ Sweet
Jack Bamforth and Bill have a vigorous dialect conversation about a new football stadium in their town, as Mike Shaw reports.
(NOTE: That stadium which was called the McAlpine has now been renamed the Galpharm, which will doubtless give Jack and Bill still more to natter about).
September 01, 2006
Jooa Sykes Gets t'Bird
In Mike Shaw's latest good-humoured Yorkshire dialect tale he tells how old Jooa Sykes got a birdie when he tried his hand at golf.
August 25, 2006
Ethel's Search
Yar Ethel goes searching for antiques, but the hunt ends in disappointment, as Mike Shaw reveals in his Yorkshire dialect narrative.
August 18, 2006
Donkey Wark
They are talking football down at the Club. Discussing the merits, or lack of them, of the local team Huddersfield Town.
Mike Shaw brings us another sprightly conversation piece in Yorkshire dialect.
August 11, 2006
Bucketful Of Ideas
Yar Ethel is chunterin ovver breakfast ageean, this tahm abaht a coil bucket.
Mike Shaw brings another fine domestic tale in Broad Yorkshire, a dialect which is music to many a dweller in the County of Broad Acres (and that includes me – Peter Hinchllife, OW Editor).
August 04, 2006
Bringin' Jack Daan Ter Earth
Mike Shaw's broad Yorkshire musings may puzzle - but this really is how many of us spoke in this part of the world 50 and more years ago. And some of us still do.
Give it a go. Work out the meaning. You may eventually qualify as an honorary citizen of the county of broad acres.
More of Mike's dialect musings will be appearing on Fridays in Open Writing.
July 28, 2006
Brass Nekked Abaat Pay Rahses
Nah then yaw lot, ahm bahn ter tell yet a wor browt up ter speyk this rooad. Aw didn’t reightly start to speyk yer proper BBC English till ah went on t’urt big schooil when a wer eleven year owd. Ah nivver thowt in them days as ‘ow ad end up editin a Web magazine called Ooepen Wrahtin…
Yes dear readers, this is me, Peter Hinchliffe, the editor of Open Writing, giving you a sample of my native tongue, Broad Yorkshire.
The Yorkshire Dialect comes in many forms. A life-long resident of Thirsk, a small market town in North Yorkshire, would have some small difficulty in understanding someone brought up in a village on the outskirts of the West Riding mill town, Dewsbury, as I was.
Up to the age of eleven, when I started to attend Dewsbury Grammar School, I spoke in the broadest of broad Yorkshire tongues.
Our Yorkshire “language’’ has an honourable history. Many of our words date back to Viking times, and pre-Viking times.
A former colleague of mine, Mike Shaw, hails from the Colne Valley. We first worked together as reporters on the Huddersfield Daily Examiner way back in 1958.
Mike went on to edit the Colne Valley Guardian. He is no newcomer to Open Writing Web magazine. He writes a fortnightly column under the title Backwords.
And now Mike launches a weekly Broad Yorkshire column. To all those born in the county of broad acres it will doubtless become must reading.
And to all those unfortunate not to be Yorkshire folk, do read it. Work out the meaning as you go. Regard is a new kind of word puzzle – with a weekly thought-provoking message.
Today Mike’s characters ruminate on the fraught question of pay rises.
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