What are your favourite Scouse words, phrases and sayings?

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00:00 Favourite Scouse word? Antwacky. I love Antwacky. I hope I'm not, but I love the word Antwacky.

00:07 Really old, out of fashion.

00:09 I have Greek friends who love the idea of being called love when they get served,

00:16 especially my friend who's Agapi, which means love.

00:20 And when she came home she said, "How come they all know my name in Liverpool?"

00:25 She said, "Every time I got served they said, 'Thanks, love.'"

00:28 Soft lad and soft girl, love those.

00:32 You're all right, la?

00:35 And on the reverse of that, have you got any, again, words or phrases that annoy you?

00:46 Not really, no. Bad language.

00:53 Beard. Me beard. Very demeaning in this day and age.

01:00 Sound, boss, jigger, jarg. What are your favourite Scouse isms?

01:07 The dialect here in the city and immediate surrounding areas can be confusing for visitors from outside, to say the least,

01:15 with some people describing it as a totally different language.

01:19 Our strong regional accent and pace in which we converse doesn't help things either.

01:25 There may be certain expressions or turns of phrase that make absolutely no sense the first time you hear it.

01:32 However, once you've got to grips with it, you'll soon find yourself using it in everyday life.

01:39 I think what it is, we speak too fast.

01:42 If we spoke more slowly, people would understand us more.

01:47 Going up the dances. My mum and dad always used to say, "Come on, up the dances, time for bed."

01:52 But now it's time for me to go because I'm in a rush, but thank you for asking.

01:56 Come on, you Scousers.