A discussion at work the other day highlighted just how local, colloquialisms are. Twitten, for non-Sussex readers, is a small alleyway or path between properties.
A brief poll showed the following:
| Locale | Knew ‘Twitten’ |
|---|---|
| Worthing | Yes |
| London | No |
| Hove | Yes |
| Bristol | No |
Your comments, I am sure, will expand on this… And I’d love to know what your equivalent word is.
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January 28th, 2006 at 1:59 pm
They’re called Wynds in Scotland.
January 28th, 2006 at 2:12 pm
I learned the word twitten within about a month of living here in Worthing…Great word.
January 29th, 2006 at 3:24 pm
We call them “snickets”, “gennels” (with a ‘j’ sound), or “ginnels” (with a g as is girl sound). Those are names heard around Rotherham and Sheffield anyway.
January 29th, 2006 at 5:14 pm
You should submit it to Voices http://www.bbc.co.uk/voices/
February 1st, 2006 at 2:53 pm
We don’t have an equivalent word here in London. Probably because there aren’t any gaps between houses!