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| Yorkshire English is a variation of British English spoken by the people of the Yorkshire counties in England. Why learn Yorkshire English? The population of Yorkshire, at almost 5 million people, is greater than that of Scotland, Wales or Ireland. Many famous people have come from yorkshire amongst them writers such as the Bronte sisters, Ted Hughes and JB Priestley, actors such as Sean Bean, Brian Blessed, Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Stewart, Judi Dench and Ben Kingsley, bands and musicans such as the Kaiser Chiefs, the Arctic Monkeys, Jarvis Cocker and John Barry, not to mention the odd villain such as Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper and of course Guy Falkes. |
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| Us yorkshire folk don't think there's owt wrong wi' odd bit o bad grammar.* In fact many words considered incorrect in other regions are in common use in Yorkshire and many of us fail to realise that what we are saying is, technically, incorrect. Use of the past tense instead of the gerund with the verb "to sit" Example Standard English: I was sitting in the corner Yorkshire English: I was sat in the corner "While" as an alternative to "until" Example Standard English: I am working from 10 until 2 Yorkshire English: I am working 10 while 2 Please note that in the above example the word "whilst" cannot be used. Unusual past tenses. In the construction "to have + PARTICIPLE" (e.g. I have TAKEN) the particle is often replaced with the preterite. Example 1 Standard English: I have taken. Yorkshire English: I have took Example 2 Standard English: I have forgotten Yorkshire English: I have forgot In addition to this there are some alternative past participles used which can also be used as the simple past. Example The verb "to eat" Standard English: I have eaten (compound), I ate (simple) Yorkshire English: I have et (compound), I et (simple) Therefore in Yorkshire one can say "I ate", "I've eaten", "I've et" or "I et" and be perfectly understood. Example 2 The verb "to see" Standard English: I have seen, I saw Yorkshire English: I have sin, I sin *Standard English: We, the people of Yorkshire don't think there's anything wrong with the odd bit of bad grammar. | ||
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