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kport wrote: :?:
Your own post about the Geordie Translator, and
ERinVA wrote:And here's a relevant post:

http://www.billyelliottheforum.me.uk/fo ... 343#p85343
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The show is absolutely the only context I've ever seen/heard "wife" used to mean "woman" ... unless Billy was secretly married to Mrs Wilkinson, and Debbie was married to the woman from her dad's work?
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Often strong dialects, like Geordie for example, hold onto anachronistic words from the past.

According to this glossary of words from Shakespeare, he (at least sometimes) used the word "wife" to mean "woman."

http://www.shakespeareswords.com/Glossary?let=w
wife (n.) woman
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Thanks for the link and answer :)
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ERinVA wrote:Often strong dialects, like Geordie for example, hold onto anachronistic words from the past.

According to this glossary of words from Shakespeare, he (at least sometimes) used the word "wife" to mean "woman."

http://www.shakespeareswords.com/Glossary?let=w
wife (n.) woman
I guess it's the ancient assumption that what woman wouldn't be a wife.
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http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wife I stand corrected, it actually from the Germanic for woman...so they are using it in its original meaning lol. I love histories of word meanings.
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Possibly not directly a Geordism as such (didn't think it warranted its own post) but do all you non-British fans ever wonder why Michael is so upset about receiving a signed photo of Kevin f****ing Keegan as part of his Christmas present?

Well, there are two main cities in that region of the UK who are rivals - Sunderland & Newcastle. Kevin Keegan was the the football (aka soccer) legend for Newcastle United. Easington lies in an area more traditionally aligned with their fiercest rivals, Sunderland. Michael, for all his apparent lack of interest in football, seems to be aligned with Sunderland and therefore the signed photo of Kevin Keegan would be considered a grave insult to his sensibilities!

Additionally, that explains a few other digs at Newcastle (such as in the meat prize draw raffle at the start of the 2nd half in London).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Keegan
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Yorkie wrote: Additionally, that explains a few other digs at Newcastle (such as in the meat prize draw raffle at the start of the 2nd half in London).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Keegan
haha it reet amused me when he said "where are the Newcastle people" and then the audience members from Newcs cheer/wave, then he leads onto the gay & lesbian group :p
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