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As We Say in Our House - Nigel Rees

Description: ISBN 1861054645 / Genre: Humour / Almost every family has them: sayings that are a kind of private language and which, in many cases, ... more

As We Say in Our House - Nigel Rees ... continue in use across the generations. These family sayings are often impenetrable to outsiders. But there is also a rich vein of domestic catchphrase that is common to many families, and it is both these types of family sayings that Nigel Rees celebrates in As We Say in Our house.

Newest Review: ... "popular expressions... personal mottoes, nonsensical riddles, peculiar proverbs and 'nannyisms'" I ... more

... bought this book (and, indeed, it's companion volume "Oops, Pardon, Mrs Arden") in an effort to finally settle a long-standing family argument. I originally come from the Midlands where, according to my father, there is a particular expression that was - and still is - in common everyday use. (I would be prepared to believe him, were it not for the fact that he is the only person I have ever heard use it!). It refers to things that are neither one thing, nor another - neither fish nor fowl, you might say. Acco...more

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	As We Say in Our House: A Book of FamilySayings Pages: 176, Edition: 2nd Revised edition, Paperback, Robson Books ... Last Update 27.11.2009 05:48	£ 6.99
	As We Say in Our House: A Book of FamilySayings Pages: 160, Edition: New edition, Paperback, Robson Books Ltd Last Update 27.11.2009 05:48	£ 2.00
	As We Say in Our House: A Book of FamilySayings Pages: 160, Hardcover, Robson Books Ltd Last Update 27.11.2009 05:48	£ 0.01
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As We Say in Our House - Nigel Rees: Yum yum, pigs bum! (1467 words)
by - written on 02/01/02 (Very useful, 1096 readings)
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I've mentioned before that my family has an uncanny talent for mangling the English language. My father's speciality is Spoonerisms - to him, damp days are caused by a combination of "mog and fist" and an attempt at bird watching was once disturbed by a very noisy "scoop of trouts". He has asked for a pint of "semi-skilled mink" in a supermarket, and once enthused for ages about an agricultural show at which he had seen a splendid performance by the "Royal Arse Hortillery". My husband, on the other hand, favours mixed metaphors as a means of communication. All too often we find ourselves "Up a gum tree without a ... Read the complete review