In Cardiff and the area (I am from Penarth) eveyone has the habit of saying "I will do that now in a minute" how far does this saying go. I.E if its said in your area as well tell me where
2006-10-19 13:26:14 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
It is common in the Rhondda valleys, also in Tonyrefail, not so much in the Gwent valleys. I would guess that most people in Penarth and Cardiff who use it have connections in these areas. It is hardly ever heard in North (Clwyd etc )
Mid Wales (Powys) or west Wales.
Unlike many Anglo-Welsh phrases it seems to have no basis in Welsh grammar, it belongs to that category of Anglo-Welsh which are commonly use but particular to that area. . Whose coat is this jacket? sort of thing
2006-10-19 23:06:55 · answer #1 · answered by DavidP 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Interestingly, in South Africa, people will say "I'll do that just now", or even "I'll do that now". They actually mean "I'll do it later"!
When I first went there, my boss said we would discuss somehting I raised "now"; I stood there for about a minute before I realised that hhe didn't mean "at that moment"!
2006-10-20 15:25:55 · answer #2 · answered by Paul FB 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in Llandudno, and have not heard that saying. When I used to live in Windsor, people said, "just two minutes"
2006-10-19 20:40:24 · answer #3 · answered by Delora Gloria 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I haven't come across it anywhere, but it is reminiscent of the (I think) Rhondda expression: "I did it now just."
2006-10-20 08:48:18 · answer #4 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋