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NUCKLES: Railway service connecting NUneaton, Coventry, Kenilworth, royal LEamington spa and Stratford
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'Barnard Castle' could be the words of the year, one hopes though that the town does not become too famous
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'Barnard Castle' could be the words of the year, one hopes though that the town does not become too famous
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Cyril Haearn wrote:NUCKLES: Railway service connecting NUneaton, Coventry, Kenilworth, royal LEamington spa and Stratford
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'Barnard Castle' could be the words of the year, one hopes though that the town does not become too famous
it would be "going to Barnards Castle" or "Doing a Cummings"
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With reference to jdsk's earlier post about butchers' ('ook) for look, I presume it would simply be "Barnard" and the rhyme with "Castle" would be implied (The first syllable being "Ass.")
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That's very neat, eg "Tell that Barnard to test his eyesight before he gets in the car"?
Jonathan
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Barnard Castle already has a meaning other than the place name:
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/no ... c-18310514
Should Mr Cummings read this: if the cap fits.......
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/no ... c-18310514
Should Mr Cummings read this: if the cap fits.......
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Jdsk wrote:But I don't think that it's amenable to the best property of rhyming slang: the loss of the linking word. As in let me have a butcher's, NOT let me have a butcher's hook.
Of course, many well-known examples of rhyming slang do include the linking word:
apples and pears
Adam and Eve
boat race
Brahms and Liszt
brown bread
dog and bone
etc
etc
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Yes, but if there's a cryptolectic intention it works much better without.
(And I prefer it.)
Jonathan
(And I prefer it.)
Jonathan
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I've always assumed that the expression donkey's years was a bit of an aberration in that I imagine it began as donkey's (ears) = years but instead of just saying something like "It's been like that for donkey's" people felt they had to tack on years. Who knows? Who cares?
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thirdcrank wrote:I've always assumed that the expression donkey's years was a bit of an aberration in that I imagine it began as donkey's (ears) = years but instead of just saying something like "It's been like that for donkey's" people felt they had to tack on years. Who knows? Who cares?
I always assumed it referred to a donkey's long lifespan - you never see a dead donkey, allegedly, so "a donkey's years" is a long time.
Everyone's ghast should get a good flabbering now and then.
--Ole Boot
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Pastychomper wrote:thirdcrank wrote:I've always assumed that the expression donkey's years was a bit of an aberration in that I imagine it began as donkey's (ears) = years but instead of just saying something like "It's been like that for donkey's" people felt they had to tack on years. Who knows? Who cares?
I always assumed it referred to a donkey's long lifespan - you never see a dead donkey, allegedly, so "a donkey's years" is a long time.
I've heard it said as 'Dickies years' around here.
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'do-gooding celebrities' used by pp the home sec, understood as an insult, could be understood as a compliment I think
'she who has many enemies, has many friends'
'she who has many enemies, has many friends'
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GNU
Government of National Unity
Time for one now I think
Government of National Unity
Time for one now I think
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Cyril Haearn wrote:GNU
Government of National Unity
Time for one now I think
At least Gnus are capable of coordinated movement on migration.
Maybe we should have a Cabinet of Gnus?
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Could the title of this thread be edited to exclude the made up words?
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Done*
Made up, dreamed up, misused?
Many changes, developments in language occur through 'misuse'
* a compromise I guess. "A compromise is only good when all parties are dissatisfied"
Made up, dreamed up, misused?
Many changes, developments in language occur through 'misuse'
* a compromise I guess. "A compromise is only good when all parties are dissatisfied"
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