Re: Old local expressions
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Originally Posted by garinda
Doesn't even mention the meaning 'said' on here.
Agate – working ‘He’s agate of his wark’,
also to go agate or accompany someone on a way
Lancashire Dialect Glossary A
Never even heard of that usage.
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I think that's wrong.
If you substitute 'about', it makes more sense.
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