Well i think that's a separate issue, most people know the difference between love and like, and he varying degrees of love.
In our dialect in Devon and Cornwall it is not unusual to call a women dear or darling, and as I said, not so much there days, but before calling a woman of equal status , my lovely ,or, my beauty, was not uncommon. Calling another man my dear was acceptable as well.
Slightly off the subject. I have lived for long periods in other counties, when i returned to live in th UK, of course I had not lost my UK citizenship but i found I had lost my residency, and had to jump through hoops to get it back, like proving relatives and friends in the Plymouth area, and proof of birth there, you'd be surprised how difficult this is to a skeptical authority, any way i managed to jump through all the hoops successfully.
Just trying to be fair Tel, remember this happened in the 1920's 18 years before the second world war. Before the drama queens of Dublin get started, as with any conflict a lot of good men on both sides died, let's let it go to rest now.
Political map of Ireland The partition of Ireland (Irish: críochdheighilt na hÉireann) was the division of the island of Ireland into two distinct jurisdictions, Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland. It took place on 3 May 1921 under the Government of Ireland Act 1920. Today the former is still known as Northern Ireland and forms part of the United Kingdom, while the latter is now a sovereign state also named Ireland and sometimes called the Republic of Ireland.
The Act of 1920 was intended to create two self-governing territories within Ireland, with both remaining within the United Kingdom. It also contained provisions for co-operation between the two territories and for the eventual reunification of Ireland. However, in 1922, following the War of Independence and the Anglo-Irish Treaty, the southern part became the Irish Free State, while Northern Ireland exercised its option to remain in the United Kingdom.
Since partition, a key aspiration of Irish nationalists has been to bring about a reunited Ireland, with the whole island forming one independent state. This goal conflicts with that of the unionists in Northern Ireland, who want the region to remain part of the United Kingdom. The Irish and British governments agreed, under the 1998 Belfast Agreement, that the status of Northern Ireland will not change without the consent of a majority of its population. In its white paper on Brexit the United Kingdom government reiterated its commitment to the Belfast Agreement. With regard to Northern Ireland's status, it said that the UK Government's "clearly-stated preference is to retain Northern Ireland’s current constitutional position: as part of the UK, but with strong links to Ireland".
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RE: October
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