Screenwriting : Making People Scared by Elliot Grove

Did you mean 'up your alley?'

Alley? I guess it could be!

We say "Up your street" here in the West Midlands of the UK. Is this one of those little UK to USA things like "lie of the land" and "lay of the land"?

I dunno! Im suffering from culture shock

Well I guess that's tip 6 then.

I guess so, CJ. Had never heard the phrase 'up your street.' Thanks for the correction!

Was in Leeds a couple of weeks back, and I heard "Up your street a couple of times." Also, "What's your cup of tea." The North/South expletives divide" also has sub sections, contained within eg in Merseyside a Cat is a Moggy, a name scorned upon by some cat lovers I know Yorkshire.

Wait a minute! Im Canadian and its definately 'up your street' And its 'down your alley!'

"Moggy" is a UK-wide term I'd say, not one just restricted to Merseyside. "Bizzies" is very much a Merseyside term to describe the police. Each area has its own "dialects" - I've been able to tell someone came from Portsmouth simply because of the use of particular words, which are not generally used outside of the island. P.S. If you like horror, you might like my new horror novel, The Roots of Evil by David E. Gates. :-)

Hi David your right "Bizzies" is used to describe police in Merseyside, alongside "Sarnies" meaning sandwiches, and "Cherry On" meaning blushing. Also when I was in travelling Rep many years ago in that area, I had the flu, and my stand in said "Debbie's got the "Lurgy". With regards "Moggy" however, I've never heard that used in London, and I've never heard it in Yorkshire either. Maybe you have heard the term used more, because you spend more time in UK than me. I will pick up your Horror novel if I see it in the shops, I like to carry around books, as opposed to on line reading. CJ, what say you on this? You have the honour of keeping cats, so please lets have your two cents on what our feline companions are called in the Midlands. Elliot "Up your street, and Down your alley", sounds like the Canadians always leave by the back door. Happy Midweek Stage 32.

The Midlands is surprisingly diverse with places like Stoke picking up a lot of Northernisms while Birmingham and the surrounding areas are dominated by Brummie and Black Country dialects. I've heard Moggy in Stoke but not any further south. Most people say cat.

Meow. Thanks CJ.

Hey you YAnks: Check out British Street Slang! http://www.raindance.org/british-street-slang/