Local dialects......a country divided----------by words.

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Andy Edwards Posts: 1900 Joined: 14th Mar 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 11:59 on 18th June 2008 I bet you live at 999, Letsby Avenue Ray. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ray Stear Posts: 1930 Joined: 25th Apr 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 12:16 on 18th June 2008 Your policeman looks more user friendly than mine Andy! Ray My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ray Stear Posts: 1930 Joined: 25th Apr 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 12:18 on 18th June 2008 On 18th June 2008 11:59, Andy Edwards wrote: I bet you live at 999, Letsby Avenue Ray. He might, I don't know. I don't. now, where is it I live again??? Ray My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Andy Edwards Posts: 1900 Joined: 14th Mar 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 12:18 on 18th June 2008 Yours looks like he came out of Dixon of Dock Green Ray. Straighten up that chinstrap PC. 99! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Andy Edwards Posts: 1900 Joined: 14th Mar 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 12:19 on 18th June 2008 So that's you then Ray? My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ray Stear Posts: 1930 Joined: 25th Apr 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 12:21 on 18th June 2008 No! that is a Policeman. lol My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Peter Evans Posts: 3864 Joined: 20th Aug 2006 Location: UK	quotePosted at 12:45 on 18th June 2008 On 18th June 2008 02:37, Ruth Gregory wrote: Hi Peter: Could this word have evolved into "buddy?" Well,I dont really know!! I suppose it could have Ruth. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 14:20 on 18th June 2008 How bout "bangers 'n mash?" Is that a local dialect phrase or is it a countrywide expression? My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ray Stear Posts: 1930 Joined: 25th Apr 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 14:31 on 18th June 2008 Hi Ruth, 'Bangers and Mash' sausages and mashed potatoes - is a country-wide expression, although I suspect it originated in cockney London. Ray. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 14:33 on 18th June 2008 Hi Ray: Thanks! I never realized that the bobby hats were actually helmets? Are you a former police officer, Ray, and is that you in your younger days? My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions