To those who live here, there is nothing unusual about the way we speak, and the mighty Notts dialect is often thought of as simple speech for simple folk.
But it has a long and ancient history, with many words reflective of the language used by the Angles, Saxons and Vikings, and most of the distinctive words date back to when the Romans left Britain about 400AD.
The Angles laid the first foundations of the Notts dialect and it still retains many old words that have since been discarded from Standard English.
Key characteristics include shorted vowel sounds, dropped ‘h’ sounds at the start and end of words, and the letter ‘t’ generally being half pronounced, or dropped all together.
The unique turn of phrase has brought with it a number of classic insults over the years that only true Notts folk can deliver with such passion, fury and annoyance.
How many of these do you know?
1. Insults
Here are some insults you might hear out and about on the streets of Nottinghamshire. Photo: ,
2. Mardy
Used to describe someone in a bad mood, the term mardy has spurned a number of common phrases, including mardy bum, mardy cow and mardy b*gger. Mardy is most likely formed from the adjective marred - meaning “damaged, spoiled". Photo: m
3. Wazzock
Originally used to refer to offal that was produced en masse over the border in Yorkshire, the linens and odour of were informally referred to as Waz Socks, but the term is now used to describe a person with no point or worth. Photo: m
4. Nebbeh
This word is used as a substitute for 'nosey' - with neb being slang for nose in Notts. An example would be 'mind your own business, you nebbeh cow'. Photo: m