Old Speckled Hen Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 I walk in Kms but drive in Miles My height is in feet but my weight in Kg (sounds less ) I don't look at weight when I buy in the supermarket or market, just help myself to how many I need. I say "six and two threes" meaning half a dozen of one and half a dozen of another. And where did a baker's dozen come from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester_H Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 And where did a baker's dozen come from? I thought it came from baking one extra, just in case... H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 And where did a baker's dozen come from? I thought it came from baking one extra, just in case... H It was to do with the strict weights that were brought in - and bakers would be fined if the weights were below those stated....so they baked extra to make sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 I had a friend who thought a few was 16, because she was once told she would get a few crisps,she counted them & there were 16. She thought this for ages & ages too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aga n Chickens Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Hello Reading your posts, "5 & 20" and "How many beans make 5 ?" seem to have their roots in the Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Cheshire area. I spent my early years in a small mining village in the north of Nottinghamshire so sayings of this nature were probably passed around among families from the mining community. I agree with you about the weights and measures. If the weather is cold I thing of it in degrees C as it sounds really cold, but hot weather I think of in F as 82 degrees F sounds hotter than 28 degrees C I was so pleased that we went decimal just as I was starting senior school, just for the fact that it would make the maths lessons easier and we wouldn't have to work with bases 14 and 16. I still cook using pints, pounds and ounces. When jam making I still use 1 pint of juice to 1lb of sugar, so easy to remenber than trying to work out the litre to kilo ratio. Kind regards Christine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 When jam making I still use 1 pint of juice to 1lb of sugar, so easy to remenber than trying to work out the litre to kilo ratio. Same here, always a pint to a pound When baking, I use grams though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Whilst on the subject of local ways of saying things, a friend and I, both local born & bred, always say that £4.50 is four pound 50, our hubbies who are both London born correct us and says it's four pounds 50! The same with measurements I am 5ft 7in, I say it as five foot seven, DH insists it's five feet seven. I know that grammatically he must be correct, it's just the way we say it down here !! Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 it's just the way we say it down here !! That's just the way I would say both of those things too . So it must be us that's right and your DHs who are wrong . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A chickychickychick-ENN!! Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Do you say 'a quarter of four' instead of 'a quarter to four' when telling the time Angels4? And shall we get started on pants and vests and trunks and sidewalks too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 And shall we get started on pants and vests and trunks and sidewalks too? AND Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Just don't mention bumbags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Just don't mention bumbags i love the US version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 fannypack? what's funny about that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 D'you know, I'm tempted to change my avatar . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 D'you know, I'm tempted to change my avatar . me too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Beat you . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 You naughty peeps - I love Muttley! And I have some stones to give away to a good home - well quite a few actually I know I shouldn't, but I have come across some great recipes from America - says to use cups. Nah - mugs will suffice - still turn out OK though - just bigger! Ah, perhaps that's why I have so many stones going spare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angels4 Posted April 30, 2009 Author Share Posted April 30, 2009 Do you say 'a quarter of four' instead of 'a quarter to four' when telling the time Angels4? And shall we get started on pants and vests and trunks and sidewalks too? I say "a quarter to". I LOVE "bumbag" much better than "fannypack" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoid Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 D'you know, I'm tempted to change my avatar . me too! You better not, I spent ages making your avatar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 I know, Fred I wouldn't really change it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
