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Instead of rewatching my dvd's of Geordie Shore and losing my last remaining braincells, I have some questions for my fellow UK mates:

- Plural of "lass": lasses or lassies?
- Any other word than "lads" for "boys"? (like birds for ladies)
- I'm always a bit at lost with the "us" => "me", what's the correct "translation" and are there any other pronouns swap depending on local culture?
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catpower1980: Instead of rewatching my dvd's of Geordie Shore and losing my last remaining braincells
I suspect you already realised, but Geordie is very strongly regional and not 'The Queen's English™' (and usually when you hear people complaining that other people don't use 'The Queen's English™' it's usually because they're small minded dicks)

If you want to reference somebody on British TV with a neutral dialect, maybe listen to Jimmy Carr or Stephen Fry
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catpower1980: - Plural of "lass": lasses or lassies?
probably either is fine, if anything I would probably read into each a different regional pronunciation
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catpower1980: - Any other word than "lads" for "boys"? (like birds for ladies)
you need to be careful with use as social context matters, I will use 'gents' or 'chaps' in some settings but in others it might be perceived as very condescending
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catpower1980: - I'm always a bit at lost with the "us" => "me"
that is quite a Geordie specific thing and not usually used by people who aren't from the north east
Where in the UK is also relative. but yeah, Ian basically covered it
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catpower1980: Any other word than "lads" for "boys"? (like birds for ladies)
Bloke, son, and mate.

'Ya’right son?'

'Blood ell mate, do I look alright? My bird slipped this bloke 50 quid to beat me up, but he said no.'

'Where’d you get the black eye from then?'

'She found a Scotsman who said he’d do it for free!'
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markrichardb: 'She found a Scotsman who said he’d do it for free!'
Now now... We only offer those rates against the English
I don't know much, but I've always loved the Geordie accent. Not related to your questions, but this list was quite interesting to me regarding Geordie specific slang/sayings, if your curious.
My impression of Geordie was always that it was essentially a completely separate language. Listening to Brian Johnson or Conrad Lant speak is almost impossible to translate on the fly.
I used to have a co-worker from Newcastle. She was easy to understand, but when I first met her I thought she was Scottish.
It's not a completely separate language. It's fairly similar to Mackem. :-P

Okay, more helpfully:
1) 'Lassie(s)' sounds like a diminutive to me.
2) I can't bring to mind any circumstances in which 'birds' and 'ladies' would really be interchangeable. Yes, you can talk about chaps, gents/gentlemen, fellows, etc. but they do have their own specific nuances.
3) I believe 'we' for 'I' is occasionally known in Windsor. :-P Don't use that, either.
Post edited March 25, 2015 by VanishedOne
Ahhhh geordies, they're always looking for similies.
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wpegg: Ahhhh geordies, they're always looking for similies.
+1 for the laugh - so true :)
mmm, like other dialects which are hard to "translate", I should stay away from UK slangs if I'm not a native speaker :)
Bollocks is gaining popularity here in the states. Yes, I actually looked it up for clarity lol.

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=bollocks%20meaning
Post edited March 26, 2015 by oldschool
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catpower1980: like birds for ladies
What? You use "birds" for ladies? Weird..
(in italian, for some reason, the bird is used for.. the pernus)

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oldschool: Bollocks
Didn't it mean "bulls**t?
Post edited March 26, 2015 by phaolo
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catpower1980: like birds for ladies
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phaolo: What? You use "birds" for ladies? Weird..
(in italian, for some reason, the bird is used for.. the pernus)
Oh my, that gives new meaning to "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."