General Chat

i live in Far Cotton (for my sins lol) but i have lived all over the place , but we moved here to be closer to our grandchildren .
wether i like it or not is a matter for debate but the people are friendly and it,s handy for Birmingham and london
igor

I live in Northampton, too. I was born here (a rare 'bird' these days) in St Edmund's Hospital (the old Workhouse, now being demolished brick by brick over 10 years!).

M'duck was a very common expression when I was a child. My dear old aunt used to greet each new baby with 'Oh, you little duck!' It was a family joke as we knew what she was going to say!

Birdi

I live in Northampton and have never heard it , i thought it was a Staffordshire come leicestershire expressio but i may be wrong , the only expressions here are foreign
igor

M'duck used to be a common form of endearment (to practically anyone!) in Northampton and Leicester as well. It does seem to be dying out now.

I'd love to know it's true meaning.

many years ago a monarch it was one of the Georges , put a tax on windows , the more windows you had the more tax you paid hence the saying " daylight robbery"

The third light being unlucky; yes, I've heard of that one supposedly from WW1. Probably true, too.

I can't think of anything local to us except calling someone 'm'duck' which seems to be a 'Middle England' expression. I've no idea where it came from, though.

Birdi

I love local expressions and finding out where they orginate from. Do you know any?

The third cigarette lit on a match is unlucky - started during the first world war in the trenches. Locating the direction of enemy, taking aim and firing.