Meaning of Yorkshirism | Babel Free
Examples
“[W]e may yet hope⟳ to rejoice with our favourites in the brightness of a July noon, and find⟳ ourselves, to use⟳ a Yorkshirism, ‘in clover.’”
“Her voice was pleasant, quite devoid of Yorkshirisms, and the words she used were interesting and well chosen.”
“As for names, we spell⟳ Richard (Dick) Eccles as Dic, because he is at Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire. It is a Yorkshirism. When he is outside Yorkshire we spell⟳ it Dick!”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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