[100] At is often used instead of who, which, and that.
[101] The th and dh sound, found in so many East Riding words, is not nearly so marked in the speech of the North Riding.
[102] ‘Ya ’evn’t’ and ‘tha ’evn’t’ are not so emphatic as ‘ya’ve nut’ or ‘tha’ve nut,’ &c.
[103] Throughout, save in this example, ‘He’ has been so printed, but without exception its utterance approaches nearer to that of ‘a’ or ‘eh,’ e.g. ‘‘Ez he ta’en ’t fra tha?’ would certainly appear as if the speaker had said ’‘Ez a (or eh) ta’en ’t fra tha?’ But to save the reader much needless confusion, he has been retained, though it is rarely heard save at the commencement of a sentence.
[104] ‘Divn’t’ is quite a common form of ‘do not.’
[105] ‘Uz,’ ‘us,’ is often used for ‘me.’
[106] Written gi’en.
[107] ‘On,’ prep. ‘of.’
[108] Rod = red.
[109] The old pronunciations of ‘trashing’ for ‘thrashing,’ ‘trepence’ for ‘threepence,’ ‘trive’ for ‘thrive,’ &c., are frequently heard in Cleveland.