Old Words (25)
Tulefell: Do you mean English old words?
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My apologies I could not find this thread so now I have I will answer you.
Not necessarily English because we are international but you can explain the word if it's in your own language.
Again my friend called with new year greetings and he said "Sue is out doing the bagwash so I thought I would give you a call"
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Too funny...when asked if I had told anyone about our conversation...I said I didn't say boo to a goose...and yes bob's your uncle...
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loulou77: Too funny...when asked if I had told anyone about our conversation...I said I didn't say boo to a goose...and yes bob's your uncle...
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In old days Bob was indeed your Uncle but after his operation he is now your Auntie.
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Hmmmm.....not so much old words....more old proverbs.
My Dad was a beaut with them....his timing was brilliant....and it would usually sum things up nicely.
Yanno the ones:
"You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink"
"Never look a gift-horse in the mouth"
"Birds of a feather......flock together"
"Too many cooks spoil the broth"....etc.
I hear myself repeating them to my children now.
My Dad was a beaut with them....his timing was brilliant....and it would usually sum things up nicely.
Yanno the ones:
"You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink"
"Never look a gift-horse in the mouth"
"Birds of a feather......flock together"
"Too many cooks spoil the broth"....etc.
I hear myself repeating them to my children now.
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my favorite old french term is "que nenni" . i have always heard it at my grand parents and adopted it for a life time as it is a cool way to say no gently with a pinch of humor.