Wigan Billinge dialect and its Heritage (Part 1 / 10) 'howd thi din un cahr thi dehn'

Part 1 of a 10 part series
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There used to be hundreds of clearly definable dialects in Britain. Most of them are dying out or died out many decades ago. The advent of mass communication - Radio, TV and now Internet means that young people learn what is called 'Standard English'. In the 1930s, there was no TV of Internet and Radio took second place to oral prowess of our parents, whose conversations, instructions and advice were delivered in the rich, colourful idiom of the Wigan hinterland.
'howd thi din un cahr thi dehn' simply means 'Shut up and sit down' in a dialect or northern english from around Wigan.
In this is part 1 of a 10 part series we will dive right in without translation. As you progress through the series you'll learn the intricacies of Billinge dialect and will be able to understand better.
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[@howdj]

So if I understand it well, Gary couldn't get the condom on and so his Wife Marie had to pop down the petrol station to buy some extra large.

[@mustaphafagg1]

Keep it going and pass it on, you are doing a grand job.

[@jemmyh2511]

I don't know where Wigan fits in with this dialect. The Wigan accent and dialect is a million miles from what you depict in this 'series'. But, hey-ho, whatever.

[@andymcclymont6626]

Its Billinge this mate. So its a variant of the wigan dialect but area specific. Im from Downallgreen and this is familiar to me even at my age, 37

[@jemmyh2511]

@@andymcclymont6626 I'm from Wigan. 63 years old. I've never heard this accent in Wigan. In Garswood, yes. Haydock, yes. Ashton, yes. Wigan? No. I worked in two collieries for 32 years. I heard that accent there. Downall Green, eh.? In St,Helens, eh.? Well, I worked with several Downall Greeners and, yes, they spoke with that accent. In fact, back in the 70's, most pitmen spoke with that accent. But, in Wigan, the accent is way different.

[@andymcclymont6626]

@@jemmyh2511 Haha, Downall green is in the St Helens borough now. It was in Wigan when i was born though haha. As i tried to explain in my comment. Its a variant in dialect. Area specific. Wigan is a big borough. Mossley Common is only 6 miles from salford, thats the distance i am in Downall green to Wigan town centre. The accents are nothing like id call Wigan, Like Norley or Higher Ince. The description in the video i think is used a bit vaguely and not intended to actually mean Wigan-Wigan like WE know but just as a variant in the dialect as a whole.

[@biblicalbasher7908]

@@jemmyh2511 I’m 18 and I worked ina pie shop in Wigan and a lot of old people speak very much like this