Although misconstrued as a
question, this is
actually just a form of '
hello'. Derives from the North of England, usually slurred into one syllable, sounding thus- 'oo-eye?'
'Yalright.'
'Oo-eye.'
OR commonly:
Northerner- 'Yalright'
Southerner- 'Yes thankyou I had a touch of the flu on Thursday but recovered much quicker than I
first suspected. I've been working a lot recently, and what with the
kids it was inevitable I would get run down. Looking forward to the summer though! Are-you-al-right?'
Northerner- *confused*