Used as a friendly form of address to almost anyone in Sheffield: "Y'alright, love?" from a bus driver, a shopkeeper or a stranger holding a door. It is not flirtatious and is used regardless of the sex or age of the person being spoken to. Duck plays the same role a little further south.
Sheffield
137 events this week258 places1,320 charities489 buses and 4 trams moving in Sheffield right now bustimes.orgYorkshire grid: moderate carbon now, 46% biomass 96 gCO2/kWh, Carbon Intensity API, CC BY 4.0GB grid at 11:00: 29.0 GW, 35% gas Elexon Insights initial outturnTrending on Wikipedia: Peak District, +8% more readers this week Wikimedia pageviews, CC0Sean Bean read 26,947 times on Wikipedia this week Wikimedia pageviews, CC0M1 southbound between J31 and J32: 68,997 vehicles on Mon 29 Jun National Highways WebTRISBusiest counted road in Sheffield: M1 34 to 34, 138,072 vehicles a day (2025) DfT road traffic statisticsISS passes nearby Mon 14 Sep, 20:15, about 36° up to the SE Where the ISS at?Earthquake Sun 13 Sep: M 2.2 Sedbergh, Cumbria, 125 km from Sheffield BGS169 planning applications lodged in Sheffield this month UK PlanIt443 recent planning applications still awaiting a council decision UK PlanItWalkley by-election is in 3 days, Thursday 17 September Democracy Club