| 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. |