... of the Week (#6):

This week – Word of the Week (#6):

This week we have a slightly more contemporary word:

mummerset

n. An invented English dialect that mimics the stereotypical English Westcountry accent (it is not, however, specific to any particular county).

The name is a play on words: the combination of "mummer", a slang term for a folk actor, and the name of the largely rural county of Somerset.

Anyone who’s heard Round the Horne will know this accent from a character called Rambling Syd Rumpo. These days though, it’s probably better recognised – particularly among my friends – in phrases such as “a’right my luvver” when spoken by non-native Westerners.

Apparently I have lately been subconsciously using this accent, saying words such as “foin” instead of “fine”… I really hope that folk will have a play with this week’s word, even if it’s adopting the meaning rather than the word itself.