As well aswhat children do with words, additions and changes to the order of
syllables in words was quite common in close-knit communities to confuse
outsiders.
In Bristol (pronounced 'Brizzle' by older locals) just above Somerset in the
south west of England, older people who still retain their dialect add the
letter 'L' to the ends of words and to stretch some vowel sounds in the
middle of words.
"area" becomes "areawl", so "area engineer" and "aerial engineer" sound
identical in Brizzle.
"cerial" becomes "ceriawl",
"drawing" becomes "drawling"
"Diarrhoea" becomes "Diarrheawl"
"America" is 'Americawl'
"Canada" is 'Canadawl'
When unsure, the answer 'I have no ideal'.
Swedish Ikea is known by some as "Ikeawl", and
ASDA supermarket as "Asdawl"
That's in addition to phrases and like "Where's it to?" meaning "Where is
it?" "weem" which means "we are" and "dedder" which is a corpse.
So if you meet an old Bristolian, it's really difficult to understand what
they're saying, and you find yourself idiotically smiling, nodding and
saying "Yes" to everything, much to his/her amusement.
Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK
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