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Voices

"It's a long way to run roun' "

Edward Connell describes the difference between a back alley and a ginnel.

"We tend to call people dogs"

Matthew considers what words he uses to describe an unattractive person.

"I used to dread goin' to t'toilet"

Doris from Burnley talks about the dangers of outside toilets.

The linguist's view

Willem Hollman is an expert in linguistics at Lancaster University.

What slang words did you use at school? Add 'em to our ludicrous list!

Have your say about speaking Lanky

What do you think of the Lancastrian accent? Do you use the Lanky dialect when you speak?

Learn some Lancashire dialect with our audio clips and you can learn 'ow to say it proper!

See how many Lanky words you understand with our fun quiz!

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