To Seef
to seef (v. intr.) to tone down a northern accent when in the presence of southerners because of embarr-ssment
i seef
you (sing.) seef
he/she/it seefs
we seef
you (pl.) seef
they seef
guy: i’m moving down south for uni & want to fit in- do you know how to seef?
girl: yeah, just imagine you’re doing an impression of the queen
guy #1: he just pr-nounced that word correctly, but i thought he was from up north? :s
guy #2: he’s seefing
e.g. -man in yorkshire: “sorry, but i can’t do nowt today- it’s propah silin’ down out there and i’m nesh”
-man in presence of southerners “i can’t do it today as it’s raining and i don’t want to catch a cold”
e.g. -guy on the phone to his mother- “mam, i walked on the gr-sss and tripped o’er some gl-sss- i prolly shoulda stuck to the patthhh” -southerner walks past- “mum, i walked on the gr-ss and tripped over some gl-ss- i should’ve stayed on the path.”
e.g. what the person would say in doncaster:”ey up, how’s tha doin?”
what the person would say to londoners: “hi, how are you?”
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