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Tawny | Report | 13 Jun 2021 10:53 |
Is amazingly diverse and ever changing. There was an article in a local online paper concerning words that your gran would use that would now be laughable. Well never mind my gran, I used them too and thought how sad it is that they’re being lost. I know language grows and changes but some of the older words are far more colourful. |
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Dermot | Report | 13 Jun 2021 11:01 |
'Scuth' - a strict demand for the cat to remove himself from my favourite fireside chair. :-D |
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Island | Report | 13 Jun 2021 11:03 |
I wish some words *would* get lost. |
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Tawny | Report | 13 Jun 2021 11:08 |
I don’t know the word but I know the feeling Dermot as I have two of them. |
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Dermot | Report | 13 Jun 2021 11:08 |
Whippersnapper. |
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Tawny | Report | 13 Jun 2021 11:13 |
I agree Island words like stunning and super need to disappear. |
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Tawny | Report | 13 Jun 2021 11:19 |
Scrote- My neighbours son is a wee scrote. He swears at his mother and manages to hit the glass in my front door and my living room window with his football. I’m in a first floor cottage flat and the two windows are on opposite sides of the flat. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 13 Jun 2021 11:20 |
and 'influencer' - whatever that means! |
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SuffolkVera | Report | 13 Jun 2021 11:26 |
No idea of the spelling but my Dad and my husband both used "Amshee" to mean move or go away. Usually used to make the cats or dog get off the sofa. |
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SuffolkVera | Report | 13 Jun 2021 11:33 |
and "Woke". What was everyone before then - Asleep? |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 13 Jun 2021 11:34 |
My dad used that 'Emshee' - he also taught it to me, when we were in Saudi. |
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SuffolkVera | Report | 13 Jun 2021 11:40 |
Thanks Maggie. I've learnt something new :-) I'd sort of assumed the word might be Indian. Didn't think of Arabic. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 13 Jun 2021 11:45 |
Tawny - that's not fair - those are Scottish dialect/slang! ;-) |
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Tawny | Report | 13 Jun 2021 12:04 |
Very good guesses Maggie. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 13 Jun 2021 12:45 |
Tawny - your previous post - 'scrote' - I love using that word as much as possible :-D :-D :-D |
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Dermot | Report | 13 Jun 2021 13:27 |
There are some 800 languages spoken within the 10-mile radius of New York City, which is more than 10 percent of the world’s estimated 7,099 languages. |
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ArgyllGran | Report | 13 Jun 2021 15:47 |
Reeking also means smoky -- as in "reeking lum" - smoking chimney. |
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grannyfranny | Report | 13 Jun 2021 20:47 |
My Scottish friend still uses chum, meaning to escort, say to the shops. And shan, for something bad. And messages, for shopping. |
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Dermot | Report | 13 Jun 2021 21:08 |
Betwixt & Between. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 13 Jun 2021 21:11 |
It used to be 5pm for me :-D |
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