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Thread #109769   Message #2298917
Posted By: Folkiedave
27-Mar-08 - 02:39 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: Yorkshire dialect question
Subject: RE: Folklore: Yorkshire dialect question
Nar mi owd.

T'origins date back to fishin' when a bloke failed to catch a fish it wor said he had missed art.........and the slovenly speech patterns of the S. Yorkshire folk eventually elided this "missd art" to mart and then mardy indicating he'd got face on.

There is even a tennis player named after the story!!