Your YEP has been asking readers if you weren't born-and-bred Leeds, what's one expression that really threw you the first time you heard it. And you have responded in your droves. Here’s a selection of the best answers posted on the Yorkshire Evening Post facebook page. READ MORE: The story of a quirky Leeds pub LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia

7. Leeds sayings
"Ginnel for alleyway and beck for a stream" - Yvonne McPhail. | Bruce Rollinson Photo: Bruce Rollinson

8. Leeds sayings
"Just as busy as Briggate on a Saturday afternoon..." - Pat Lister. | Jonathan Gawthorpe Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe

9. Leeds sayings
"‘Laikin out’ to go for a beer!" - Robert Wilkins. | Bruce Rollinson Photo: Bruce Rollinson

10. Leeds sayings
"Born in Leeds and lived in Yorkshire for 25 years . Since ,lived in Buckinghamshire for nearly the same number of years. My friends daughter had a plaster cast on her arm. When I asked when was she getting her pot taken off she didn’t have a clue what I was on about!" - Helen Jane Owen. | Tony Johnson Photo: Tony Johnson

11. Leeds sayings
"My family are Scottish and from a town in the borders. Walked into a butchers for some scotch pies to take home...said "thanks love".....and the poor lad behind the counter looked at me like I'd just proposed marriage. Way too familiar for them. Though maybe not just Leeds," - Tarynn Murray. | Steve Riding Photo: Steve Riding

12. Leeds sayings
"Don't know if it's specific to Leeds, but my dad calls a funfair the feast" - Sarah Coupland Jenkins. | Jonathan Gawthorpe Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe


