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From: "Liz Parkinson" <>
Subject: Re: [CHS] Non Gen,Old Sayings
Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 14:21:51 +0000


My family say " well I'll go to the foot of our stairs"

Liz P


>From: "Val Freeman" <>
>To:
>Subject: Re: [CHS] Non Gen,Old Sayings
>Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 12:54:58 +0100
>
>Hi,
>A friend of mine from the Midlands used to say "Well, I'll go to the bottom
>of our stairs"....!
>It meant she was surprised but I'm not sure why!!!
>another my grandparents used to say if I kept my coat on indoors "You won't
>feel the benefit" for when I went out again.
>Val in Banbury, Oxon.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <>
>To: <>
>Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 4:53 AM
>Subject: [CHS] Non Gen,Old Sayings
>
>
> > Hello Everybody, trying to compile a small collection of old sayings. As
>a
> > child my Mom and Dad would come out with the oddest sayings, which at
>the
> > time made no sense to me.
> > Things like,Wheres there's Muck, there's Money,
> > You Don't get owt for nowt,,just to name a couple.
> > If you have any odd sayings in your families, would you please send them
>to
> > me.
> > I am trying to leave some of this old English language to my American
> > grandchildren who think I am nuts when I use some of these odd
>expressions.
> > So if you would like to add your favorite expressions please send them
>along
> > to me.
> > Margaret in California
> >
> > ______________________________
>
>
>
>
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