Where did "Dem" Blades come from?

[FTPE]

This could be a very short thread, but where has "dem" come from?

I'm assuming some of you have much stronger Sheffield accents than I do, but do you ever come close to saying 'dem' rather than 'them?

I actually really like it, and the players seem to like too (a lot use it on social media, even missing the "Blades" part off the end at times)

Am I missing something? Dis, dem and dat sounds more like a southern chav that a broad Sheffielder to me so maybe its more of an urban thing?

Having never uttered 'dee' or 'daa' in my life, whilst being reminded that I am one almost every week, these things are often lost on me.

Can anyone cooler shine some light on this for me?

 

[S5Blade]

This could be a very short thread, but where has "dem" come from?

I'm assuming some of you have much stronger Sheffield accents than I do, but do you ever come close to saying 'dem' rather than 'them?

I actually really like it, and the players seem to like too (a lot use it on social media, even missing the "Blades" part off the end at times)

Am I missing something? Dis, dem and dat sounds more like a southern chav that a broad Sheffielder to me so maybe its more of an urban thing?

Having never uttered 'dee' or 'daa' in my life, whilst being reminded that I am one almost every week, these things are often lost on me.

Can anyone cooler shine some light on this for me?

I believe it came from the pigs trying to make us sound thick at some point but I might be very wrong....

 

[Guesty]

I know Wednesday use it as a sort of insult, but like Barnsley's use of Dee Dah it's not upsetting in the slightest.

 

[ZoneManWilf]

Oh when Dem Blaaaaaades,
Go marchin iiiinnnnnnnn,
I wanna beeeeeeeee,
Right in dat numberrrrrrr

 

[Rodley]

Pigs used it as an insult. We reappropriated it.

 

[cal the blade]

Remember it cropping up a few times when we're at our lowest ebb under Adkins and they were flying under Carlos as someone said above it was initially a pisstake but as with most pisstakes eventually you end up embracing it. Don't say it to often myself like but no problems with people using it
No idea if it was used before this time

 

[BornOnShorehamStreet]

It's the old Sheffield way of pronouncing "th".

I remember hearing it quite frequently back when I was a nipper in the 50s.

My grandad used "d" for "th" all the time. At one point, when I was about 9 or 10, I asked him if he was English!

Presumably they call both us and the Pigs Dee-Dahs?

 

[Swannyblade]

Pigs used it as an insult. We reappropriated it.

We're all fookin w**kers at the Lane!
We're like teflon, nothing sticks, nothing offends...we'll take it all and own it

 

[segasonic]

Our postcode contains DB. Dem Blades. Bit tenuous but I like it.

 

[Updemblades]

First time i heard it used was when i signed up for Bladesmad as my username (or signing up as my email address about 15year ago)
P.S. out of interest, can anybody tell me why it says 'new member' under my username on here? Been a member on here 10 year now. Cheers

 

[TJB.]

Our postcode contains DB. Dem Blades. Bit tenuous but I like it.

Mine is S2 3DB. That's a fucking Bladey Blade postcode if ever there was one.

 

[segasonic]

Mine is S2 3DB. That's a fucking Bladey Blade postcode if ever there was one.

Mine's S6. Lot of Dem Blades in S6.

 

[benn5712]

First time i heard it used was when i signed up for Bladesmad as my username (or signing up as my email address about 15year ago)
P.S. out of interest, can anybody tell me why it says 'new member' under my username on here? Been a member on here 10 year now. Cheers

Probably the amount of meesages you've put on.

 

[Digs blade]

First time i heard it used was when i signed up for Bladesmad as my username (or signing up as my email address about 15year ago)
P.S. out of interest, can anybody tell me why it says 'new member' under my username on here? Been a member on here 10 year now. Cheers

Think your status is dependant on the number of posts you’ve made rather than the date you joined

 

[eastsussexblade]

Oh when Dem Blaaaaaades,
Go marchin iiiinnnnnnnn,
I wanna beeeeeeeee,
Right in dat numberrrrrrr

I love DEM Blades I really, really do..with peaches and cream ;-)

 

[Updemblades]

Think your status is dependant on the number of posts you’ve made rather than the date you joined

Probably the amount of meesages you've put on.

Cheers. Makes sense tbh. For a good while i was more a 'lurker', just reading posts rather than posting myself so that would add really.

 

[PokerBlade]

It's German for The Blades.

 

[benn5712]

Cheers. Makes sense tbh. For a good while i was more a 'lurker', just reading posts rather than posting myself so that would add really.

I should stay a lurker, as I rarely make sense.

 

[Russ]

P.S. out of interest, can anybody tell me why it says 'new member' under my username on here? Been a member on here 10 year now. Cheers

Erm click on your profile and change it to what you want....

 

[Updemblades]

Erm click on your profile and change it to what you want....

Tried that. No go. Thanks anyway mate

 

[mattbianco1]

Pigs used it as an insult. We reappropriated it.

That was my take on it.

Pig mates used to go "Ooh, you gonna see DEM Blades this week?"

Think it was their way of saying we're common and don't say "Them".

 

[Greasy Chap Butty]

Who knows. If we pronounced 'th' as 'd' , some people could end up calling us dee dars. Can't see that happening.....

 

[Bennyand the Blades]

It's the old Sheffield way of pronouncing "th".

I remember hearing it quite frequently back when I was a nipper in the 50s.

My grandad used "d" for "th" all the time. At one point, when I was about 9 or 10, I asked him if he was English!

Presumably they call both us and the Pigs Dee-Dahs?

Don't werry abart it young un, all dis fancy talkin nar days is darn tu Telly, De owd stuff al ave all gone in annuther 20 year.. Trust mi.

 

[Greasy Chap Butty]

Don't werry abart it young un, all dis fancy talkin nar days is darn tu Telly, De owd stuff al ave all gone in annuther 20 year.. Trust mi.

Wha da on abaht dee?

 

[BornOnShorehamStreet]

Don't werry abart it young un, all dis fancy talkin nar days is darn tu Telly, De owd stuff al ave all gone in annuther 20 year.. Trust mi.

Aaaa me an' all, luv

And don't get me going about the glottal stop....

 

[BornOnShorehamStreet]

Wha da on abaht dee?

Dunt da nor wor ee's talking abart, den?

 

[Greasy Chap Butty]

Dunt da nor wor ee's talking abart, den?

Neow, ant gorra clue, 'as dee?

 

[BornOnShorehamStreet]

Neow, ant gorra clue, 'as dee?

Nayow nah shurrup ahv got eead'ache

 

[Bennyand the Blades]

Ey- up wi cud start a lingo club an show du buggers wot thi missin ere.

Ps. mi spell checkers gooin barmy nar.......

 

[Steelcitysenior]

Definitely an old way of saying them. I don't think you hear as much broad Sheffield accents these days. Don't know whether that's good or bad.