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Ulster Scots and Maine Phrases

 
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 2:51 pm    Post subject: Ulster Scots and Maine Phrases Reply with quote
Did you know these everday phrases originated in the Ulster Scots language?

My Aunt Fanny - Nonsense
Eejit - Idiot
Finagle - Achieve by cunning and devious means
Get Away With You - Don't be stupid
I'm Your Man - I agree to and will follow your plan
Knickers In A Twist - Anxiously upset
Rug Rats - Children
Whaling Away At - Beating
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