tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954227388486879706.post7990483329355252056..comments2024-03-21T00:59:27.758+00:00Comments on The Word Den: Saturday Rave: To Mistress Isabel Pennell by John SkeltonSally Pruehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999389456442530903noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954227388486879706.post-91751583140064983112014-03-22T14:16:51.850+00:002014-03-22T14:16:51.850+00:00The Word Den: la madeleine do nos jours, Eddie.The Word Den: la madeleine do nos jours, Eddie.Sally Pruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15999389456442530903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954227388486879706.post-43065418206069645242014-03-22T11:10:27.178+00:002014-03-22T11:10:27.178+00:00Oh yeah! There was an old man across our street wh...Oh yeah! There was an old man across our street when I was little that called my Mum 'chuck'. He was big, friendly and had a great red nose. I would have been too young to identify any sort of accent, but maybe he was from up north. I'd forgotten about that - thank you Sally.Eddie Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08286045359355498275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954227388486879706.post-37578577689507373752014-03-22T08:18:39.313+00:002014-03-22T08:18:39.313+00:00In my part of England 'chick' was used in ...In my part of England 'chick' was used in the sixties to mean a young, fashionable, attractive girl. So imagine my shock (and delight) at being so addressed at Newcastle Station recently. The usage is diferent there, obviously, but I was still dead chuffed.Sally Pruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15999389456442530903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954227388486879706.post-43282867125646665892014-03-22T03:27:07.709+00:002014-03-22T03:27:07.709+00:00It is indeed cheerful.
It makes me think of spring...It is indeed cheerful.<br />It makes me think of spring, and all the goodies that come with it.<br />Please appear soon spring!<br /><br />I use 'chuck' and 'chick' as terms of endearment, but I've not heard anybody else use them here. Probably the N.Z. part of me! <br />I've only heard 'hen' used in a derogatory sense. Jingleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12818918125701078566noreply@blogger.com