Words that have fallen out of use

[Richard1978]

Re: Words that have fallen out of use

I've heard of it from somewhere, it does sound very American.

[Trickyvee]

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A bunch of German foreign exchange students at our school had been taught that the British always have a 'blue funk' when we get upset about something. Has anybody ever heard of this on these shores? Sounds suspiciously American to me.

[HG]

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I can remember shekels being used as a name for money, much in the same way people sometimes say dollars instead of pounds. Thinking back I think it came from my Scottish friend's cousins who came from the west coast of Scotland, so that sounds about right Darren. They are indeed the Israeli currency.

[stuckinthe80's]

Re: old phrases

apparently its scottish for a money.

Asked me mate who's Scottish and he's never heard of it!

[Richard1978]

Re: Words that have fallen out of use

I thought shekels were the unit of currency in Israel.

Same here.

I have heard 1 or 2 people referring to money in general as shillings, long after decimalation (ie. that saved me a few shillings).

[Jacqueline]

Re: Words that have fallen out of use

I thought shekels were the unit of currency in Israel.

[darren]

Re: old phrases

Never heard of that at all!

apparently its scottish for a money.

[stuckinthe80's]

Re: old phrases

never hear sheckles much.
can u lend me a few sheckles for the groceries.

Never heard of that at all!

[darren]

Re: old phrases

never hear sheckles much.
can u lend me a few sheckles for the groceries.

[Colleen Masson]

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Sark (Scotland) for shirt or nightshirt...

[Sly]

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Bab or babba.

"I need to bab real bad, it's hurting me!" - "I need to go poo very very soon!"

"I don't like playing with the Play Mobile, it's babba." - "I do not like playing with this toy. I think it's rubbish!"

Sorry for lowering the tone of the thread.

[Jacqueline]

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Airfix you must have worked at Scotland Yard lol

Yes I can remember when everyone used to say their location/number when they answered the telephone. Our original telephone table in the hall bit the dust when my elder brother threw my younger brother down the stairs and there was a collision.

[airfix]

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when the phone rang in our house,people would silently shuffle over to it and answer.Now,they spring up,and say: '' I've Got It! ''.I think everyone's been influenced by films.... lol

And we all used to say the name of the exchange followed by our number (e.g. "Whitehall 1212") but now everyone just says "Hello?" I suppose that might be to do with our growing suspiciousness in society...

[airfix]

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another is swell as in that looks swell as in very nice.

"Swell" is so American. I've never heard anyone British use the word, unless they were parodying one of our American cousins. It's an old term too, as the yanks were using it from the 1930s onwards, if those lovely old classic films are anything to go by.

[ricasso]

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Some old fashioned words are just nicer/more descriptive, don't you think?

Eg 'courting' instead of dating, 'frock' instead of dress. My mum still listens to the 'wireless'.

well I definately still listen to the 'wireless'!