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Old 27-03-2009, 17:54   #32
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Re: Ower Father, who art in Heaven.

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Originally Posted by Gayle View Post
Funny article in the Guardian today about Regional English.

A few words that they credited to Lancashire that I hadn't heard.

The G2 guide to regional English | UK news | The Guardian
agate busy, on the go (Lancashire)

That always makes me laugh, though I think they have the meaning wrong, or I've never heard it used in that context.

I've always understood it to be the past tense of say, as in 'She were agate to me'.

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