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A loight haarted look at th’ Suffolk dialect

Rum Owd Dew is a light hearted look at the Suffolk Dialect.
That is to say, we look at the dialect, the culture and the humour of the Suffolk people.

For example: “Dew yew wanna laarn more bowt Suff’k?”

rum owd dew

/rʌm · əʊld · dʒuː/
adjective

  1. direct translation: “funny (peculiar) old situation”
  2. An event or situation that is strange or disreputable
    “Well thas a rum owd dew hint ut!?”

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Latest Articles

Here are the latest articles from Rum Owd Dew. If you have any stories or suggestions, do contact us. Above all, we hope you have fun reading them!

Famous people from Suffolk
Story

Famous people from Suffolk (Updated)

8 Mins read
07/02/2019

I can’t promise anything, but you just might bump into some famous people from Suffolk. Here are a few names that were either born or have homes in Suffolk. This article has been updated, thanks to you for letting us know of the notable people that were missing. Ralph Fiennes Ralph Fiennes was born in …

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Quiz

QUIZ: Ar yew Suff’k bor?

1 Min read
06/02/2019

So how Suffolk do you think you are? Do you know you Mawther from your Mazy? Take the quiz to see if you’re a native or a furrener! You can start Learning Suffolk with our two part blog:

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Dialect

Difference between Norfolk and Suffolk Dialect

2 Mins read
06/02/2019

The Norfolk dialect is the Suffolk dialect’s closest relative and they share many characteristics. Having lived on the Norfolk / Suffolk border in the Waveney valley for the first 20 years of my life, we spoke a mixture of both Naarfolk and Suff’k – to us, there was no real difference. Only if you ventured …

Fisherman
Story

The Fisherman and the Yachtsman

2 Mins read
05/02/2019

After a hard day’s work fishing, a Southwold fisherman went into his local for a well earned pint of Adnam’s Brown Ale (or a couple, or three, or more like). He was approached by a ‘weekender’, a yachtsman up from London. ‘Good evening; he said. ‘Eevn’n; the fisherman responded. ‘Have you been out today?’ asked …

Fruit Picking
Dialect

Top 10 Suffolk Phrases

2 Mins read
05/02/2019

Here is our top 10 Suffolk phrases, with a few additional notable mentions. This is but a small selection of common, but peculiar, phrases you’ll hear people saying in Suffolk. There are many many more phrases synonymous with Suffolk – too many to list here! Here are a few other favourites to note: These are …

Train Journey
Story

The Train Journey

3 Mins read
04/02/2019

The Story of an old farmer in his late eighties/early nineties, he wasn’t quite sure which, who took a train journey. He said that he had lived in his village since the day he was born, never been anywhere else. ‘Booy! Oi’ve oonly bin t’ Lunn’n once in moy loife!’ he say. ‘Doon’t want t’goo …

Learning Suffolk Part 2
Dialect

Larn’un Suff’k (Part 2)

4 Mins read
03/02/2019

In Learning Suffolk Part 1, Larn’un Suff’k (Part 1), we had an introduction to the Suffolk dialect and it’s quirks. Let’s now take a further look… Plurals without the ‘s’ It is quite common for the ‘s’ to be dropped from the end Suffolk plural words. Equality, singulars are often used as the plural. Here …

Learning Suffolk Part 1
Dialect

Larn’un Suff’k (Part 1)

3 Mins read
02/02/2019

In this two part article, we take look at the Suffolk dialect with a view to Larn’un Suff’lk (learning Suffolk), understanding some of the many idiosyncrasies of grammar, the expressions and the reasons why Suffolk is sometimes ridiculed by furreners. The standard English language as we know it today has evolved from the within the …

The Furrener and the Budget
Story

The Furrener and the Budget

3 Mins read
01/02/2019

One autumn evening in a Suffolk pub, five locals – Darkie Deakons, Charlie Whymonger, Doody Parkes, and Tubal and Tinny Alecock were in a pub. They sat close together in their corner, three by the fire and two next to the bar on the far side, opposite the door. No one else was in the …

Suffolk Place Names
Places

Suffolk Place Names

2 Mins read
01/02/2019

The large majority of the Suffolk place names are of Anglo-Saxon in origin. Here is a list of popular places and their Suffolk dialectic translation. How place-names were formed As with many locations in England being Anglo-Saxon controlled, Suffolk place-names are comprised of the name of a local Anglo­ Saxon chieftain or leader followed by …

Teddy Bears
Story

Hev yew gotta book on bear maykin?

1 Min read
01/02/2019

A good friend of mine worked in a large book store for many years. One day a lady came into the store and asked her “Hev yew got any books on bear maykin?”. Naturally and understandably, she was kindly escorted to the arts and crafts section of the store, where the lady was shown some …

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