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Rosie
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Local sayings and their origins (if known) « Posted: 17 October 2009 at 08:42 AM »
Hi all

I wonder if I could start a new thread with regard to local sayings, there are so many and I don't think they should be forgotten. 
I will start with a couple does anybody know where they originated?

'on the huh'  nobody where I live now knows what I mean if I mention this, a Suffolk classic!

' see you on the ice, don't forget your skates'  a favourite of an deceased family member.

Hope you enjoy this and you think it worthwhile, looking forward to seeing many more.

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Re: Local sayings and their origins (if known) « Reply #1 Posted: 17 October 2009 at 09:01 AM »
Thas a load a ole Squit bor.
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Re: Local sayings and their origins (if known) « Reply #2 Posted: 17 October 2009 at 11:53 AM »
All time classic

ha ya gotta a light bor

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Re: Local sayings and their origins (if known) « Reply #3 Posted: 17 October 2009 at 01:04 PM »
My dad used to say "Keep a good light" when anyone was leaving.
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Re: Local sayings and their origins (if known) « Reply #4 Posted: 17 October 2009 at 01:06 PM »
My grandfather used to say "Pin back yor Lugholes"
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Re: Local sayings and their origins (if known) « Reply #5 Posted: 19 October 2009 at 03:45 PM »
My brother and I use "on the huh" all the time Smiley
My mum would call me "mawther"
When buttering bread I would be told to get it to the edges by being old "don't forget the headlands" This is in reference to ploughing the outer edges of a field
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Re: Local sayings and their origins (if known) « Reply #6 Posted: 11 November 2009 at 03:56 PM »
Rosie,

Try the last paragraph of this article for your "See you on the ice!" expression.

Seems quite plausible.
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Re: Local sayings and their origins (if known) « Reply #7 Posted: 11 November 2009 at 04:00 PM »
I've also heard "On the squiff" as an alternative to "On the huh" around here. I'm local born and bred.

btw, have you ever considered that nowadays most young people in Lowestoft are probably NOT "Suffolk born and bred" because the James Paget is, of course, in...
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Re: Local sayings and their origins (if known) « Reply #8 Posted: 11 November 2009 at 04:05 PM »
With regards to Meg's "Keep a good light!", I've certainly heard that locally but was always led to believe that it was a reference to keeping a candle burning in the window that would be visible from sea by fishermen when they were out on the water.

The context in which you mention your dad using it doesn't seem to tie up with that but it may possibly be connected.
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Re: Local sayings and their origins (if known) « Reply #9 Posted: 11 November 2009 at 06:40 PM »
Quote from: Stu56 on 11 November 2009 at 04:00 PM
I've also heard "On the squiff" as an alternative to "On the huh" around here. I'm local born and bred.

btw, have you ever considered that nowadays most young people in Lowestoft are probably NOT "Suffolk born and bred" because the James Paget is, of course, in...

We know it as "skew whiff"
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