[quote=""Madeleine""]We still have syllabub but it sounds a bit more appetising now! A traditional English dessert made with sherry or white wine, whipped cream and sugar and sometimes infused with lemon.[/quote]
We had syllabub a lot when we were younger (though without the alcohol, I guess). Think my mum still makes it for guests sometimes.
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[quote=""Brenna""]This is more of a phrase we may not use anymore, but does anyone use "our (insert name here)." I'm reading Daughters of Witching Hill and everytime they say a name, the characters always say "our Bess" or "our Jamie." Why?[/quote]
My Mum still refers to her children when talking to others as "my [Justin]" and so on. It's like the extra syllable is part of our names, but we just leave it out when talking amongst ourselves.
My Mum still refers to her children when talking to others as "my [Justin]" and so on. It's like the extra syllable is part of our names, but we just leave it out when talking amongst ourselves.
In some parts of England our + personal name is an affectionate way of referring to someone, particularly a family member - pretty common in the north and parts of the Midlands.
e.g "our Dorothy, she lives at Watergate, not far away"
e.g "our Dorothy, she lives at Watergate, not far away"
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And yet, even Hyacinth Bucket gets the "our" treatment. Ahh the power of family bonds!
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twistin'-in - A term applied by the Luddites [in] 1812 in Lancashire to the swearing-in of a new member of their secret society. ~ Francis Taylor's Folk-Speech of South Lancashire, 1901
chirology - The art of conversing with the hands and fingers. ~ Joseph Worcester's Dictionary of the English Language, 1881
odds fish - A corruption of "God's flesh," or body of Christ. A favorite expression of Charles II. ~ Trench Johnson's Phrases and Names: Their Origins and Meanings, 1906
chirology - The art of conversing with the hands and fingers. ~ Joseph Worcester's Dictionary of the English Language, 1881
odds fish - A corruption of "God's flesh," or body of Christ. A favorite expression of Charles II. ~ Trench Johnson's Phrases and Names: Their Origins and Meanings, 1906
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