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Re: Old local expressions
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Originally Posted by MargaretR
Ye soft ha'peth
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Is a ha'peth a hapenny piece?
My Grandad used to tell me that he used to go to the chip shop and ask for a penneth of bits when he was young -couldn't afford fish and chips.! The "bits" were all the leftover bits of batter, chips and fish...delicious 
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Last edited by mobertol; 28-08-2011 at 15:39.
Reason: spellcheck
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