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'''Chisit''' is the regional nickname and dialect for the people of [[Leicester]]. They are often referred to as Chisits because of how they speak and more commonly of how they pronounce the question 'how much is it'? sounding - in the Leicester dialect - like 'im a Chisit'. |
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<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/leicester/content/articles/2005/01/17/dictionary_leicester_feature.shtml BBC - Leicester - Voices 2005 - Can you speak Lest-oh?<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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The nickname was given to the Leicester folk from the inhabitants of the East Coast seaside town of [[Skegness]] which is a popular holiday destination for the people of Leicester. |
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In Leicester, words with short vowels such as up and last have a northern pronunciation, whereas words with vowels such as down and road sound rather more like a south-eastern accent. The vowel sound at the end of words like border (and the name of the city) is also a distinctive feature. Words such as 'take' and 'make' are often pronounced the northern way 'tek' and 'mek' and words such as 'owt' and 'nowt' are pronounced in a southern way 'ote' and 'note'.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_English#East_Midlands</ref> |
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Leicester has a very distinctive dialect and can prove baffling for non-residents of Leicester. Fast talking and lazy pronunciation combined with regional words can make understanding fairly difficult. <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/eastmidlands/series7/dialect_voices.shtml BBC Inside Out - Dialect<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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Other distinctive features are; |
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M'duck - term of endearment often following 'ayup'. |
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Jitty - Alleyway. |
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Croggy - Ride on the back of a bicycle. |
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Code - Cold. |
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Ode - Old. |
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Cob - Bread roll. |
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Mardy - Grumpy or bad tempered. |
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Safto - This afternoon. |
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Hum/hom - Home. |
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Rally - Railway. |
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Snap - Lunch. |
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Sen - Self eg. 'Mesen' 'yoursen'. |
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<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/leicester/around_leicester/2002/11/leicester_dialect_collins_english_dictionary.shtml BBC - Leicester Around Leicester - Leicester dialect guide<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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<ref>[http://www.angelfire.com/fl2/slang/ Frank's Slang Page<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalville</ref> |
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== References == |
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{{reflist}} |
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[[Category:Leicester]] |
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