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Title: Trouble at the mill Post by: Doobs on July 26, 2017, 02:01:20 PM I have just seen this written as trouble at t' mill. The internet seems to be mainly populated by people who don't speak fluent Yorkshire.
Surely your average Yorkshire person would pronounce it trouble at' mill. Adding the extra t just feels ugly when you say it. Thoughts welcome. Title: Re: Trouble at the mill Post by: RED-DOG on July 26, 2017, 02:11:47 PM Correct. If the trouble was inside the mill though it would be 'Trouble in t' mill. Thinking about it, it's worth pointing out that the In t' would be said as one word. Int. Title: Re: Trouble at the mill Post by: atdc21 on July 26, 2017, 02:12:06 PM I agree Doobs, next thing they will be implying that Yorkshire folk say things like, tut lion tut witch and tut wardrobe.
Title: Re: Trouble at the mill Post by: Doobs on July 26, 2017, 02:19:30 PM I would definitely be pronounced "trouble int mill" and "trouble at mill".
The fact you write it as trouble in t' mill rather than trouble int' mill makes me wonder though. Title: Re: Trouble at the mill Post by: Sheriff Fatman on July 26, 2017, 02:44:42 PM I would tend to agree that 'Int' and trouble at'mill are the best ways to translate it.
That being said, I'm used to the other versions, particularly from growing up reading "Tommy Tyke Sez" columns in the Barnsley FC programmes. Title: Re: Trouble at the mill Post by: RED-DOG on July 26, 2017, 03:28:54 PM I would definitely be pronounced "trouble int mill" and "trouble at mill". The fact you write it as trouble in t' mill rather than trouble int' mill makes me wonder though. Correct. If the trouble was inside the mill though it would be 'Trouble in t' mill. Thinking about it, it's worth pointing out that the In t' would be said as one word. Int. Title: Re: Trouble at the mill Post by: Doobs on July 26, 2017, 04:08:37 PM I would definitely be pronounced "trouble int mill" and "trouble at mill". The fact you write it as trouble in t' mill rather than trouble int' mill makes me wonder though. Correct. If the trouble was inside the mill though it would be 'Trouble in t' mill. Thinking about it, it's worth pointing out that the In t' would be said as one word. Int. We aren't disagreeing on pronounciation, it is how it should be written that I am struggling with. Title: Re: Trouble at the mill Post by: FUN4FRASER on July 26, 2017, 04:17:52 PM I have just seen this written as trouble at t' mill. The internet seems to be mainly populated by people who don't speak fluent Yorkshire. Surely your average Yorkshire person would pronounce it trouble at' mill. Adding the extra t just feels ugly when you say it. Thoughts welcome. Correct The word "the " does not exist in our language nor any abbreviations of the word such as "t " dunt tha no ? Title: Re: Trouble at the mill Post by: hhyftrftdr on July 26, 2017, 04:38:57 PM Might have toad int hole for tea.
Title: Re: Trouble at the mill Post by: RED-DOG on July 26, 2017, 04:39:58 PM I would definitely be pronounced "trouble int mill" and "trouble at mill". The fact you write it as trouble in t' mill rather than trouble int' mill makes me wonder though. Correct. If the trouble was inside the mill though it would be 'Trouble in t' mill. Thinking about it, it's worth pointing out that the In t' would be said as one word. Int. We aren't disagreeing on pronounciation, it is how it should be written that I am struggling with. Ah, my bad. I'm doing a lot of this sort of thing lately. Title: Re: Trouble at the mill Post by: RED-DOG on July 26, 2017, 04:43:06 PM Might have toad int hole for tea. That would be toad inth ole. (Or toad inth oyle in Barnsley). Title: Re: Trouble at the mill Post by: hhyftrftdr on July 26, 2017, 04:52:10 PM And to think people claim we don't speak reet proper English in Yorkshire.
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