Lanky spoken here
a guide to the Lancashire dialect
by Dave Dutton
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This is your survival guide in the linguistic minefield that is 'Lanky' - an indispensable phrase book for the 'foreign' visitor as he attempts to communicate in deepest Lancashire.
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Would you like it if you were the recipient of a Wigan kiss?
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Should you go to a Lanky dinner at lunchtime or a tea at dinnertime?
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If someone refers to you as an old stocking top, what should your attitude be?
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What are the real identities of Gracie Chips and Willy Eckerslike?
- Why does a Lanky Chauvinist Pig always carry two short planks under his arm?
If the answers to these questions flummox you and give you yedwarch, then you NEED Lanky Spoken Here!
With fifteen hilarious cartoons by Bill Tidy!
Dave Dutton is a succesful comedy scriptwriter and has written for television stars like Ronnie Corbett, Dick Emery, Les Dawson, The Two Ronnies and Ken Dodd, among others. He is also the co-author of the definitive guide to sandwich making - The Ken Dodd Butty Book.
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Lanky spoken here: a guide to the Lancashire dialect
1979, Star Books, Ebury Publishing
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0352304235 9780352304230
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Lanky spoken here: A guide to the Lancashire dialect
1978, M. and J. Hobbs, in association with Michael Joseph
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0718117239 9780718117238
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Originally published: Walton-on-Thames : M. and J. Hobbs ; London : Joseph, 1978.
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