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Who knows the expression'Its a bit parky'
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Haribo | Report | 17 Sep 2006 20:54 |
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I'm a South London girl and until now have allways thought it was a Londoners expression! |
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Sunny Rosy | Report | 17 Sep 2006 20:53 |
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Keith yes I have also used that expression 'taters' as in potatoes, as you say, why? Sunny |
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Sunny Rosy | Report | 17 Sep 2006 20:53 |
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Keith yes I have also used that expression 'taters' as in potatoes, as you say, why? Sunny |
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Mandy in Wiltshire | Report | 17 Sep 2006 20:52 |
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Yes, I use the expression and I'm a Plymouth girl. Mandy :) |
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Keith | Report | 17 Sep 2006 20:49 |
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I'm from Liverpool and know the expression 'parky'. In Bedfordshire they call it 'taters' - why I know not. Keith |
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Catherine from Manchester | Report | 17 Sep 2006 20:32 |
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We say it in Manchester. Not sure where it came from though. catherine xx |
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Cyril | Report | 17 Sep 2006 20:30 |
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Iv'e discovered a word 'parkinsonism' which refers to tremor, muscular rigidity and weakness. This is probably another word for Parkinson's Disease discovered by Thomas Parkinson (1755-1824) Could this be the origin of the word Parky |
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Vanessa | Report | 17 Sep 2006 19:59 |
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I am from York and still live here. My mum used to say it a lot 'Ehhh but it`s parky out there'. Or 'Ehh but it`s a bit parky out there'. The 'Ehh' i think is Yorkshire talk.lol!! Or to be more confusing she would say 'i`ve just seen 3 brass monkeys running down the road'. Or 'it`s brass monkey weather out ther'.lol!! Vanessa |
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Yvette | Report | 17 Sep 2006 19:54 |
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Hi i am from london/surrey and here we no it as meaning cold. but it is mainly used now by old folk, i dont think young people would no it. |
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RStar | Report | 17 Sep 2006 19:51 |
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That brings back nice memories :-) Parky in, parky out... |
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Dancing | Report | 17 Sep 2006 19:49 |
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We used the phrase and in my mind I can hear my Dad(a Scot) saying it, but I have a feeling it came from my Lancashire mother. Sheila |
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Cyril | Report | 17 Sep 2006 18:06 |
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This expression also appears in a Lancashire dialect dictionary, I have heard it used quite often in lancs. |
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Charlie chuckles | Report | 17 Sep 2006 16:38 |
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We say it, n I'm originally a Lincolnite |
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Sally Moonchild | Report | 17 Sep 2006 16:31 |
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We use that expression a lot around here....south-east.... |
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Mauatthecoast | Report | 17 Sep 2006 16:28 |
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We say parky up here in the North East when it's cold Lynda. Mostly though we say it when talking about a fussy eater. 'he's parky about his food,' he's particular!. Mau |
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Cumbrian Caz~**~ | Report | 17 Sep 2006 16:06 |
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Dont hear it much in Cumbria, Some words my family have used are; Gansey...........Jumper Pikelets............Crumpets sprog............Child gurney..........Bad mood l'arl.........small tarn.......small lake oss.........horse mitherin..... moaning yan, tan tetherer,gigit is 1,2,3,4 in old cumbrian, Cazxxxxx |
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Janine | Report | 17 Sep 2006 16:00 |
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Hi, We all say 'its Parky out there' My family come from London . Janine |
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Suein10b | Report | 17 Sep 2006 15:58 |
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Then there was me thinking it was a Dorset expression. Sue who is finds it a touch parky today. |
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MaryfromItaly | Report | 17 Sep 2006 15:54 |
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It's common in Leicester - I always though it was an East Midlands expression. |
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Winter Drawers Ever Near | Report | 17 Sep 2006 15:17 |
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Hi I'm Scottish and never heard of it there. However, have lived in Surrey since I married and heard it from my husband who is also from Fulham. Small world. Aileen xx |
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