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Feb 22nd 2012, 1:24 am

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Re: Dear America... | David Mitchell's SoapBox

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Originally Posted by kimilseung

"ill-gotten gains" and the like is still common everywhere isn't it?

Yes, as mentioned earlier 'gotten' was used historically.

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Originally Posted by Vitalstatistix

I know a good number of Yorkshire folk from various parts & I've never heard one of them use it.

But I can believe anything of them there Yorkshire folk

I don't believe I've heard it either and certainly not from Geordies (the north-east was mentioned in the wikipedia article quoted).

Still, you live and learn.

Feb 22nd 2012, 1:28 am

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Re: Dear America... | David Mitchell's SoapBox

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Originally Posted by gradboy

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Really, Shirley, such language!

Your wiki excerpt hardly supports your assertion that it's "widely used ", does it?

Feb 22nd 2012, 1:53 am

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Re: Dear America... | David Mitchell's SoapBox

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Originally Posted by Uncle Ebenezer

Really, Shirley, such language!

Your wiki excerpt hardly supports your assertion that it's "widely used ", does it?

No, but you lot were claiming that it was totally unheard of, except in archaic phrases.

And looking at the yorkshire post website *does* support my claim that it's widely used.

Feb 22nd 2012, 10:08 am

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Re: Dear America... | David Mitchell's SoapBox

well, I use it and I'm not apologizing for it, so shinny on yer tintype.

Feb 22nd 2012, 12:19 pm

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Re: Dear America... | David Mitchell's SoapBox

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Originally Posted by cindyabs

well, I use it and I'm not apologizing for it, so shinny on yer tintype.

Actually after so many years of living here so do I

Drives my family back in the UK crazy

Feb 22nd 2012, 1:10 pm

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Re: Dear America... | David Mitchell's SoapBox

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Originally Posted by gradboy

No, but you lot were claiming that it was totally unheard of, except in archaic phrases.

And looking at the yorkshire post website *does* support my claim that it's widely used.

You're talking about people from Yorkshire. We were talking about British people.