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The Origins of Northumbrian

Posted on 11/01/201905/06/2019by Ryan Starkey

Alreet lads and lasses! Has it gannin? I’ve made catalogue of Northumbrian and Geordie dialect words. Some of them are unique to the area, some are found in other British dialects. Some are common, some are dying out, spoken only by a few older people.For each word, I have tried to give the most likely etymology, with […]

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6 Ways to divide England linguistically

Posted on 06/12/201802/06/2023by Ryan Starkey

Author Note: This is one of the first images I ever made, I have since remade all of these maps (and many more) with far more accuracy and precision. This still works as a meme, but I am not at all happy with it as an informative map. Check out this website for all my […]

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