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Hello

This is a very quick survey about dialect which should take no more than five minutes. It's particularly suitable for people who are from the North East of England.

I'm interested in a little word which is used in the North East. Some of you - if you were asked to write it down - would spell it 'geet'; some of you would spell it 'git'. Here are some example sentences with it in:

"That film was git good"
"I haven't seen you in geet ages"
"I'm git bored"

In this survey I'll be asking a few questions about this word, but first I need to record a few details about you. Please click on 'continue' below.

Your personal information will remain confidential.

Dr Michael Pearce
Department of Culture
University of Sunderland
[email protected]
 
 
 
Are you male or female?
 
Male
 
Female
 
 
 
How old are you?
 
11-17
 
18-29
 
30-45
 
46-59
 
60-69
 
70 or older
 
 
 
Because I'm very interested in language and place, I need to know where you're from. You might have lived all your life in, say, South Shields. In that case, just put South Shields. But if you've moved around a bit (perhaps you were brought up in Sunderland but you went to college in Newcastle and now live in Middlesbrough) put the place that you regard as your hometown - the place in the North East you feel closest to.
   
 
 
 
Have you ever heard anyone use the word git/geet in sentences such as the following?

"That film was git good"
"I haven't seen you in geet ages"
"I'm git bored"


 
Yes I have
 
No I haven't
 
 
 
If you answered 'yes I have' in the previous question, have you heard it being used in your hometown?
 
yes
 
no
 
 
 
If you had to write the word down in the way people in your hometown say it, how would you spell it?
 
git
 
geet
 
 
 
I'm interested in any thoughts you might have about this word - who uses it, why, when, what for? What does it mean? Where does it come from?
   
 
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