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A dialect cheat sheet

Myron was born in Scotland, but he was raised in Sheffield (South Yorkshire), so a lot of his dialect will come from that region of England.

Though, because he's a student at Hogwarts, he might have picked up some more refined speech patterns from his fellow students, or picked up some slang from other parts of the UK. Hogwarts is a melting pot of accents so it's safe to say that after a while you'd probably pick up a thing or two.

First of all, he doesn't really pronounce the "g" at the end of words ending in -ing. And talking out loud, he doesn't alway seem to speak in complete, proper English. Everythin' is like this, y'know mean? On paper, however, he's eloquent and coherent (or his mum would end him).

It's just once he opens his mouth, he forgets what proper grammar is. This got a bit chaotic but that's what makes it fun. I may make more of these in the future because I know there's no bloody way I'll be able to put everything in here.

The chaos begins.

Strong "ay" sounds like in "today" sound more like "t'dehh".
Seven times out of ten you'll never hear the "th" in "north". It'll be like "NORR".
Words like "hell" that begin with H? FOOKIN-ELL. Hotel is 'otel'.
"Shire" is "shurh". Yolk-shurh. HE LIVES IN YOLK-SHURH.
"You" is not "you". It's ya, ye, yer, or yeh. Or y'.

Guys aren't boys, men, a man, or a dude. "Friend" is not a word that exists. It's mate.
They're lads. They're blokes. He's a decent bloke. That's my mate, Donaghan. I'm goin' to pub with me lads.

"Right" is "reyt". Almost sounds like "rate" with less of a sharp "a" sound and more of a "eh" sound. "Oreyt" is basically "are you okay?".

"Gerroff" means "get off".

You're not "in the hospital". You're "in hospital". Take verbal grammar out for a nice shag, y'know?

Your girlfriend or wife is not your girlfriend or wife. She's yer lass. Your Dad is not your dad, he's yer da. Your mom is yeh mum. Or me mum. What even is the word "my"? We don't know her.

If you're being a miserable sod, you're being a mardy bum. Mardy is just "moody" or "whiney". If you're being an arse, you're being a wank. Don't be a feckin' wank. If you're happy about something you are chuffed. If you're very happy, you are chuffed to bits. Being "pissed" is not "being mad". It's being drunk. If you're tired, you're knackered.

To faff around is to lollygag. Waste time. Quit your faffin' or we'll be late.

Self is "sen". Me-sen. Ye-sen.

"Something" becomes "summat". D'you ever get that fear that you can't shift the tide that sticks around like summat's in yer teeth? Someone is like 'summon'. Everybody/everything is "you lot", "that lot", "the lot".

"Want to" is now "wanna". "It" is "it" or "et". Depends on the sentence, really. The 't at the end of words like 'won't' or 'don't' is silent.

Random stuff is 'bits 'n bobs'. Meals of the day are BREAKFAST, DINNER, (AFTERNOON) TEA, AND SUPPER. Dinner means "lunch". Your noon meal. Tea is like... a snack before supper. With literal tea and maybe some little sandwiches. Supper is your evening meal.

If you're of the opposite sex, you will most likely be called "love" at least once, simply out of habit. It doesn't mean this knob is literally in love with you and wants to get married yesterday, it's just part of his culture but he'll refrain from doing so if you don't like it.

Swearing and wizard slang, suckas!

Merlin's Beard - A common interjection.
Wicked - An expression to show approval.
Eat dung - Eat shit.
In the name of Merlin - Another common interjection. what in the name of Merlin do you think you're doin'?
Hold your hippogriffs - Hold your horses.
"Wasn't room to swing a Kneazle" - The area is horribly cramped.
Lose a Knut, find a Galleon - Lose something, but find something even better.

Myron swears a lot, but not when in polite company. "Fuck" and "shit" might be "feck" and "shite". Ass is "arse".

Everybody knows "bloody hell" changes in the context. But it's often an interjection of annoyance.