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Not quite Pedants Corner, but perhaps worth a ponder?

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May7 Sun 10-May-20 16:03:31

Oh my conscience my DMILs favourite saying

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Lucca Sun 10-May-20 16:01:00

Ghastly was one of my mother’s commonly used words, often combined with “little man” when referring to any politician to the left of Genghis Khan
Jolly good
Spiffing
Bounder
Lashings (of cream etc)

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phoenix Sun 10-May-20 15:59:07

I often use the word "chap". I ordered a bathrobe for Mr P once, and had "Best Chap" embroidered on it!blush

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NotAGran55 Sun 10-May-20 15:55:54

Chums

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Rosalyn69 Sun 10-May-20 15:52:53

Jolly and Chaps.
I use both and get funny looks.
I think the old words are a bit Public School.

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AGAA4 Sun 10-May-20 15:42:34

Awfully

Bounder

SPIV

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phoenix Sun 10-May-20 15:35:33

Hello all, good wishes to you.

Just listening to a P.G. Wodehouse thing on Radio 4, and I realise that there are words that one rarely heard these days!

Beastly

Frightfully

Cad

Odd, isn't it, how words seem to drop out of usage?

I would have added "ghastly" but we do have a friend who uses it!

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