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Strange Words
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¨*:·.Susiebabes.·:*¨ | Report | 23 May 2005 00:17 |
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How about something that has gone smelly? I say Fowsty !! Hubby say Foosty!! What do you say? Susie xx |
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ChrisofWessex | Report | 23 May 2005 00:18 |
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Again from N. I. where they have a language of their own, to hurt your ankle is to 'rick it', dust is stour. Somewhere I have an Ulster/English dictionary - it is a hoot to read! Ann |
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¨*:·.Susiebabes.·:*¨ | Report | 23 May 2005 00:20 |
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If I remember right the M I L say's Stave for a splinter!! Susie xx |
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PennyDainty | Report | 23 May 2005 00:23 |
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Susie, stave is usually like a sprain. A splinter in Glasgow is a skelf and in Edinburgh a spiel. Anne I think N. Ireland and Glasgow have a lot of words in common, like the weans for children, in the east we say Bairns! Christine |
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¨*:·.Susiebabes.·:*¨ | Report | 23 May 2005 00:24 |
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That's it I knew I had heard her use stave !! that was when I fell down the stairs and skelf when the girls are messing with her wooden washing pole thanks! Susie xx |
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David | Report | 23 May 2005 00:26 |
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Our family came from London, before that Norfolk, and we also said you rick your ankle. |
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Bobtanian | Report | 23 May 2005 00:33 |
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When I was in the army, we had a Scot lad that used the word HOW? to mean Why? Bob |
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¨*:·.Susiebabes.·:*¨ | Report | 23 May 2005 00:35 |
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Yes my hubby does that Bob and he is in the army and Scottish aswell!! Susie xx |
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Bobtanian | Report | 23 May 2005 00:37 |
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He is not Jock Brown, royal signals? LOL Bob |
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¨*:·.Susiebabes.·:*¨ | Report | 23 May 2005 00:38 |
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No, no sweetie, he is Jamie Barber, REME.....LOL Susie xx |
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David | Report | 23 May 2005 00:48 |
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Does any one else 'SNIGGLE'? |
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Gwyn in Kent | Report | 23 May 2005 08:13 |
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Sharron I used to smile every time I addressed post to my son when he lived in a twitten. Being a southerner, I had never known anyone 'mash' tea until my brother married someone from Leicester. She did the 'pots' afterwards too. |
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helenbell | Report | 23 May 2005 08:42 |
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I was born in London, my mum was from Nottingham so i got used to unusual words, dont be mardy was one of her favorites. love Helen |
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ChrisofWessex | Report | 23 May 2005 11:50 |
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Christine - my parents were on holiday and I was about a year old apparently - the Irish maid called me a 'lovely wee wean' - my mother was upset - she thought the maid had called me 'a lovely wee worm'! Ann |
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