Have you ever been called mardy, been mithered, complained of someone being nesh, labelled them a numpty or had people look at you blankly because a word you have used since childhood does not form part of their vocabulary? If any of the above sounds familiar then congratulations: you are living proof that the death of dialect is greatly exaggerated.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/mar/13/death-of-dialect-dont-believe-a-word-british-library?source=Snapzu
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