THE OWNER OF THE CROWN: Book 2: Saliman Attacks

GEORDIE TRANSLATIONS

Geordie Meanings:

Geordie      English

Alreet All right

Aye Yes

Auld Old

Bairn Child/Baby

Boggle Ghost

Bonny Nice

Botty Bottom

Canna Cannot

Champion Good/feeling fantastic

Cowld Cold

Divvie Stupid person

Divin't kna Don't know

Eeee! Oh! (very frequently used)

Fettle State of being

Gowk Complete and utter twit

Ganin' Going

Glaiky Foolishly idiotic

Hadaway, man I don't believe you

Heed Head

Hinny Girl

Lang Long

Looka Look

Ma/Me My

Man Other than meaning "Man' it

is used constantly to punctuate

phrases (eg, Eeee, man!). In

these cases "man' loosely

refers to the person or object

being addressed.

Moby A modern term for an early

twenty-first century Internet

mobile device. Used frequently

by Geordie children.

Na No

Nettie Toilet

Nowt Nothing

Smaal Small

Tackin' aboot Talking about

Way aye Yes, that's right

Why aye Why, of course

It might be a good idea to find some media clips of some Geordie dialect and listen to the accent. I will be using Geordie in the dialogue in a way that the reader should easily be able to follow, just to give its essence. If I tried to write it exactly as it was spoken, it would fast become irritating if not impossible for the reader to read and translate. This form of "cheating' is a well-known literary device called artistic licence. You see, I as an author want you as a reader to enjoy the uniqueness and comedic brilliance of everything it means to be Geordie without being bogged down by it. I make no apologies to the purists out there. This story is not just for you, but for everyone (even any aliens who may one day decide to give it a go). Right, I'll just go on to discuss a few Geordie words of particular interest then it's straight on to the story.

The use of the word "man' is perhaps the most difficult to describe. In its simplest form it is supposed to be used to address a person being spoken to irrelevant of whether they are male or female. This has been extended to other animals and even objects. It's got to the stage where it seems to be used as a comfort word to punctuate sentences with. I've heard a Geordie schoolgirl say, "Wot a stupid man, man." Here the schoolgirl is passing scurrilous comment on a man to whomever she is talking to (who could be anyone, a group of people, no one in particular, or even herself). One thing I discovered is that if used in the usual way we all use "man' a Geordie will sound the word subtly different to when he or she uses it to punctuate a sentence. So to summarise, if a Geordie pupil said, "Wot a stupid man, man," both the "man's would sound similar but subtly different, and it would seem a normal thing for them to say, too.

And just to say, the exclamation "Eeee' is heard constantly during any Geordie chitchat and probably almost as much as the word "man' (which I found to be the most commonly used among the Geordie pupils).

The thing I discovered about Geordies is that when they are funny they are funnier than others can hope to be. The same goes for when they are angry or overjoyed. Somehow, they seem to exaggerate emotions in a naturally believable way. Luckily, this makes for highly entertaining drama, which hopefully this series will convey.

Okay then, I hope you enjoy the series. Expect the unexpected. Expect a story the likes of which you've never heard before-that's Geordies for you!

T. J. P. Campbell

My main author website is on www.tjpcampbell.com. Free opening chapter samples can be found for all my books to be published on Amazon from 2023-2025.

Many thanks,

T. J. P. Campbell.

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