Chisit

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Chisit is the regional nickname and dialect for the people of Leicester. They are often referred to as Chisits because of how they speak and more commonly of how they pronounce the question 'how much is it'? sounding - in the Leicester dialect - like 'im a Chisit'. ^[1] The nickname was given to the Leicester folk from the inhabitants of the East Coast seaside town of Skegness which is a popular holiday destination for the people of Leicester.

In Leicester, words with short vowels such as up and last have a northern pronunciation, whereas words with vowels such as down and road sound rather more like a south-eastern accent. The vowel sound at the end of words like border (and the name of the city) is also a distinctive feature. Words such as 'take' and 'make' are often pronounced the northern way 'tek' and 'mek' and words such as 'owt' and 'nowt' are pronounced in a southern way 'ote' and 'note'.^[2]

Leicester has a very distinctive dialect and can prove baffling for non-residents of Leicester. Fast talking and lazy pronunciation combined with regional words can make understanding fairly difficult. ^[3]

Other distinctive features are;

M'duck - term of endearment often following 'ayup'. Jitty - Alleyway. Croggy - Ride on the back of a bicycle. Code - Cold. Ode - Old. Cob - Bread roll. Mardy - Grumpy or bad tempered. Safto - This afternoon. Hum/hom - Home. Rally - Railway. Snap - Lunch. Sen - Self eg. 'Mesen' 'yoursen'.

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