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22-09-2009, 08:24 PM
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Re: 'Family words'

Originally Posted by Chr1st1an ->
Our young nephew could not get his tongue round 'Margaret' --so it always came out as Maggot -lol
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22-09-2009, 08:52 PM
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House on fire = kettle boiling....(remember the kettles that sat on the gas.
Wood in the hole (think not just our family) shut the door.
Old Shakey (new one here) what my niece Sophie calls my Dad...he has parkingsons and his writing is shakey she is the onluy one who takes the pee out of him for it and he loves it.
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22-09-2009, 09:02 PM
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[QUOTE=Kazz;10574]
Wood in the hole (think not just our family) shut the door.


We also used that as well Kazz- also

Smidgey-small

Piggies-toes (think that came from nursery rhyme 'this little piggy went to
market')

Can't think of anymore that we used to use at moment
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22-09-2009, 09:06 PM
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Yes - we had "Put the wood in the hole" too
Also, if someone was blocking your light/view "You'd make a much better door than a window"
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23-09-2009, 01:01 AM
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Re: 'Family words'

yongies were horses
epitals were elephants

And they still are!!!
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23-09-2009, 09:48 AM
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My Son would say....Gocka's = socks
Yuff reem = Ice cream
Gee up boo = Horse
My Daughter would say....Dressing table = dressing gown
Wewont= Elephant

We still use them!
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23-09-2009, 10:04 AM
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Reading throught the thread isn't it odd that so many children have special names for elephants in particular, Ongars Epitals Wewont
I wonder if Elephants it is a hard word to say
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23-09-2009, 12:29 PM
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Oh yes...elephants

They were always called ....... effalants!
 
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