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[Guest Rossay]

I like sweets

I like going to the cinema

 

But what does it mean when it goes to the end. I have noticed this in many replies on the forum

 

Example:

Ive just looked at the total post count on here for all posters (I'm top 20 ) and you have double the posts of anyone else on here. 51000

What the fuck were you looking at the that for

Bit of irony all round there like

 

 

 

 

Thank you.

[Idioteque 0]

Don't see what your problem is, like.

[Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0]

It doesn't mean anything really, it's just a North East habit like.

 

It's used for emphasis I suppose, like 'you know what I mean' or 'you get me' might be used at the end of a sentence elsewhere.

[Idioteque 0]

It doesn't mean anything really, it's just a North East habit like.

 

lots of people use it here too, like

[Kevin 1]

It emphasises the spirit, the passion and the love that is the North East of England and merges it into one little post.

Edited February 26, 2011 by Kevin

[Welsh Magpie 0]

its used here in south wales alot too. we also say "mun" its like a welsh lazy way of saying man just added onto everything e.g "what you doing mun?" "i need a shit mun"

 

is there any other examples of these words we add for no apparent reason around the uk be quite interesting to know?

[LoveTheBobby 1]

No finite meaning really . But when think about it I think that broadly its used as an emphasis . Its dependent on context too.

 

"bit of irony there like" statement - 'if you ask me'

 

"where are you going like? " question (obviously) - 'im asking'

 

"he's a slippy bastard like" - 'Large Michael'

[Guest Rossay]

so.... who have newcastle got today like?

 

is this right?

[Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0]

so.... who have newcastle got today like?

 

is this right?

Perfectly acceptable I'd say.

 

Another North-Eastern one is putting 'mind' on the end for emphasis. For example, "its going to be expensive you know" would become "its going to be expensive mind" Or more likely "its ganna be canny dear mind"

[Howmanheyman 31731]

Credit to the lad for picking up on it, like.

[Monkeys Fist 41379]

Credit to the lad for picking up on it, like.

Aye, clivvor buggers them Jormans, mind.

[snakehips 0]

Now that's been cleared up, someone can now explain 'You'll get wrong." (like)

[Meenzer 15169]

"Da kriegste Ärger", colloquially. I love German.

[JawD 99]

Canny is another one. I say it loads as well as like..... like.

 

Canny good, canny bad, canny shite, or just canny. But canny on its own can mean any of these depending how I say it.

[Tom 14002]

Canny has to be the worst like.

 

''It's a canny walk'' can pretty much mean anything.