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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Fabric Words used metaphorically #203050 11/04/11 06:58 AM Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 3 UK Umber OP stranger OP Umber stranger Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 3 UK Flannel is used in the UK to describe plausible untruths. "You are speaking a load of flannel". "That person's a flanneler". I believe the expressions were prevalent during the war years. Last edited by Umber; 11/04/11 07:07 AM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Fabric Words used metaphorically Umber 11/04/11 06:58 AM Re: Fabric Words used metaphorically Candy 11/04/11 12:10 PM Re: Fabric Words used metaphorically bexter 11/04/11 03:33 PM Re: Fabric Words used metaphorically BranShea 11/06/11 09:15 AM Re: Fabric Words used metaphorically bexter 11/07/11 12:45 PM Re: Fabric Words used metaphorically Faldage 11/07/11 02:51 PM Re: Fabric Words used metaphorically Jackie 11/08/11 01:24 AM Re: the ungrammatical walk at nigh zmjezhd 11/08/11 01:26 AM Re: Fabric Words used metaphorically Tromboniator 11/05/11 07:28 AM Re: Fabric Words used metaphorically Candy 11/05/11 07:44 AM Re: Fabric Words used metaphorically Tromboniator 11/05/11 08:53 AM Re: Fabric Words used metaphorically BranShea 11/05/11 03:13 PM Re: the ungrammatical walk at nigh Jackie 11/08/11 01:32 AM Re: the ungrammatical walk at nigh Faldage 11/08/11 04:11 AM Re: the ungrammatical walk at nigh zmjezhd 11/08/11 01:51 PM Re: the ungrammatical walk at nigh Jackie 11/09/11 01:03 AM Re: the ungrammatical walk at nigh zmjezhd 11/09/11 02:17 AM Re: the ungrammatical walk at nigh Candy 11/08/11 12:11 PM Re: the ungrammatical walk at nigh zmjezhd 11/08/11 01:44 PM Re: the ungrammatical walk at nigh Faldage 11/09/11 12:31 PM Re: the ungrammatical walk at nigh Jackie 11/10/11 04:01 AM Re: the ungrammatical walk at nigh Faldage 11/10/11 01:03 PM Re: the ungrammatical walk at nigh bexter 11/10/11 09:25 PM Re: the ungrammatical walk at nigh bexter 11/10/11 09:27 PM Re: the ungrammatical walk at nigh goofy 11/19/11 02:40 AM Re: the ungrammatical walk at nigh BranShea 11/19/11 08:33 AM Re: up down sideways and away zmjezhd 11/10/11 10:26 PM Re: up down sideways and away bexter 11/11/11 09:50 AM Re: up down sideways and away Rhubarb Commando 11/18/11 05:30 PM Re: the ungrammatical walk at nigh bexter 11/19/11 12:47 PM Re: the ungrammatical walk at nigh goofy 11/19/11 02:43 PM Re: the ungrammatical walk at nigh Rhubarb Commando 11/20/11 08:57 AM Re: the ungrammatical walk at nigh Faldage 11/20/11 12:27 PM Re: the ungrammatical walk at nigh Rhubarb Commando 11/20/11 08:32 PM Re: the ungrammatical walk at nigh LukeJavan8 11/20/11 09:02 PM Re: the ungrammatical walk at nigh zmjezhd 11/21/11 01:31 PM Re: the ungrammatical walk at nigh tsuwm 11/20/11 08:42 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,317 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 1 members (wofahulicodoc), 727 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 32 A C Bowden 13 ddrinnan 1 LukeJavan8 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,542 wofahulicodoc 10,534 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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