Faye Marsay

I constantly think I'll be found out any second. Some of the crazy stuff that goes through your head. Once you've moved on from the scene, that's it: it's going in the telly and there's nowt you can do about it! It's really scary.

English Actress

Karl Pilkington

I came face-to-face with a gorilla which was quite good, but it was a 10-hour trek in bad weather, up hills, covered in mud, with mosquitoes everywhere and when we got there the gorilla's just sat there doing nowt.

British Actor

Brian Clough

Telling the entire world and his dog how good a manager I was. I knew I was the best but I should have said nowt and kept the pressure off 'cos they'd have worked it out for themselves.

English Footballer

Guy Martin

If you were to be put off by every little problem life throws at you, you'd get nowt done.

British Celebrity

Primarily used in Northern England, may confuse people from other regions.

Regional Usage

Often used to emphasize a lack of knowledge or information.

Emphasize Ignorance

Has a negative connotation, as it suggests the absence of something.

Colloquially Negative

Used to strongly deny resemblance or connection.

Intensity of Negation

Implies a comparison or expectation of similarity, only to negate it.

Implicit Contrast

More emphatic than 'not', making it more colloquial and informal.

Nowt

Regional Usage

Emphasize Ignorance

Colloquially Negative

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