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Old 05-09-2011, 23:58   #345
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Re: Old local expressions

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Originally Posted by keith higson View Post
Whilst "favour him/her etc" may have meant "looks like - Margaret Pilkington" it also meant "prefer or "to lean towards someone".

I've heard it mean both things, but more commonly favvers meant looks like where I came from.
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