Easy English 2 - Sheffield Part One

Glossary: 1 - ’gunna’ is a common shortening of ’going to’. 2 - ’dreary’ town in this sense means kind of grey, not lively, dull... 3 - ’buzz around the streets’ means when the streets are busy and there is a lively atmosphere. It’s kind of funny that the guy saying was the most unenthusiastic person we spoke to! 4 - ’Sheff United’ is a shorter name for Sheffield United, one of the two main football clubs in Sheffield. 5 - ’Blades’ is the nickname for Sheffield United (coming from the city’s main tradition industry - steel). 5 - (Sorry, I accidentally had two 5s) ’cause’ is the quicker way of sayimg ’because’. 6 - ’cking hell - he was actually swearing and saying ’fucking hell’, but the first half of the word can often be left out to leave just ’cking hell’ 7 - ’all parking out’ - in Yorkshire it is common to abbreviate ’preposition the'