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

3. 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. Photo: Steve Riding

4. Leeds sayings
"M'off t shop duh yuh wan' owt?" It confused my Geordie flatmates first time I asked, so I had to repeat myself very slowly" - Jenn Hurley. Photo: Alex Cousins/SWNS

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

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