Do you know what these Cornish phrases mean?

Test your knowledge of Cornwall's colloquialisms by seeing how many of these phrases you can understand!

1. Does ‘Dreckly’ mean…

2. Does ‘Yer ‘tis’ mean…

3. What are Teddies?

4. What does ‘Right on’ mean?

5. What does ‘Ee’ mean?

6. Translate the following: ‘Alrite me lover’

7. What does ‘Where you be to?’ mean?

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