Through generations, there have been plenty of words, phrases and pronunciations that might not mean much to many - but for those who grew up in and around Manchester, they are easily understood.
Some may be more recognisable, whereas others have been bound to certain generations or areas of the region. Whether these were said by your ancestors or close family, there are some words we still say ourselves or others that have been lost through the years.
We've trawled through Elizabeth Gaskell's ground-breaking 1848 novel Mary Barton: A Tale of Manchester Life to unearth 19 fascinating examples of Mancunian dialect largely lost in the mists of time. Mrs Gaskell's husband, the Rev William Gaskell, was fascinated with the language used by working class Mancs and went to great lengths in the footnotes of Mary Barton to explain its meaning, the Manchester Evening News previously reported.
