Newbridge English (Dialect)

Introducing the dialect of "Newbridge" English, which originated in the northeastern region of the United States in the mid-1800s. This dialect is distinct from other regional dialects of English, as it derived from the merging of Irish immigrant language patterns and local American English. Newbridge arose as a result of the high concentration of Irish immigrants in the area, whose dialect blended with the local dialect. The graph below illustrates how Newbridge branched off from both Irish English and American English: Irish English  →  Newbridge English   American English   →  Newbridge English   As for speaking in Newbridge, it would sound something like this: "Top of the morning to ya, how's it goin'? I'm just hittin' the road after pickin' up somethin' for me ma at the store. Did ye see the ballgame last night? Jaysus, it was a nail-biter! I can't believe we won! 'Twas craic! But let's not talk about politics or religion, though, it's a sore spot around here. We'll just have to agree to disagree."

Vocabulary
Here are some unique vocabulary words in Newbridge English: 1. Wicked - Meaning very or extremely, as in "That's wicked cool!" 2. Jawn - A catch-all term for a person, place or thing, as in "Can you hand me that jawn over there?" 3. Fluthered - To be extremely drunk or intoxicated 4. Yizzer - A contraction of "you all" or "y'all" 5. Bubbler - A drinking fountain 6. Bang a U-ey - To make a U-turn while driving 7. Dungy - Dirty or messy 8. Gawk - To stare or gape at someone or something 9. Fit-to-be-tied - Extremely angry or upset 10. Scram - To leave quickly or urgently 11. Ducky - Term of endearment for a young girl or woman 12. Whist - Hush or be quiet 13. Stoopid - Extremely foolish or silly 14. Telly - A television set 15. Goof - To make a mistake or do something foolish.

Examples
If some had read Genesis 1 in this dialect it would had sounded like this:

¨In the beginning, God created da heavens an' da earth. Now da earth was a formless void, darkness was over da surface of da deep, an' da Spirit of God was hoverin' over da waters. God said, "Let there be light," an' there was light. God saw dat da light was good, an' he separated da light from da darkness. God called da light "day," an' da darkness he called "night." An' dere was evenin' an' dere was mornin'—da first day. God said, "Let dere be a rakat in da midst of da waters to separate da waters from da waters." So God made da rakat an' separated da water under da rakat from da water above it. An' it was so. God called da rakat "sky." An' dere was evenin' an' dere was mornin'—da second day. God said, "Let da water under da sky be gathered to one place, an' let dry ground appear." An' it was so. God called da dry ground "land," an' da gathered waters he called "seas." An' God saw dat it was good. Then God said, "Let da land produce vegetation: seed-bearin' plants an' trees on da land dat bear fruit with seed in it, accordin' to dere various kinds." An' it was so. Da land produced vegetation: plants bearin' seed accordin' to dere kinds an' trees bearin' fruit with seed in it accordin' to dere kinds. An' God saw dat it was good. An' dere was evenin' an' dere was mornin'—da third day.¨