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i wuz cogitating on this point and am relating my ramblings
*in the north we say, 'our kid' and, 'your kid' when referring to siblings but never, 'my kid'
*we also say, our mam and, our dad, but never, 'our mum'-- unless talking about, 'our mum', to a third party in the presence of a sibling
*in the tv adaptation of Pride and Prejudice Jane says, 'our mother' to Lizzie
*to differentiate between people of the same name who are not relatives we say, 'my Joe' and, 'your Joe' (insert appropriate name)--you pick which one according to who has the closest relationship
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Only in England ... Capfka 03/14/04 07:33 PM Re: Only in England ... Buffalo Shrdlu 03/14/04 09:07 PM Re: Only in England ... Kupatchka 03/14/04 09:08 PM Re: Whose? ... Ours, prolly Capfka 03/14/04 09:19 PM Re: Whose? ... Ours, prolly Kupatchka 03/14/04 09:49 PM Re: Whose? ... Ours, prolly Capfka 03/14/04 11:41 PM Re: Whose? ... Ours, prolly dodyskin 03/15/04 04:37 PM Re: Whose? ... Ours, prolly Jenet 04/19/04 06:48 AM Re: Whose? ... Ours, prolly dodyskin 04/19/04 10:59 AM Re: Whose? ... Ours, prolly Jackie 04/20/04 02:05 AM Re: Only in England ... Bingley 03/16/04 07:48 AM Re: Only in England ... Sparteye 04/19/04 12:03 AM Re: Only in England ... sjmaxq 04/19/04 03:22 AM
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