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This morning i used the word, "mayhap" and it occurred to me that you don't really hear a lot of mayhaps these days huh? It's a word that's almost fallen out of the lexicon of modern Engerlish. But mayhap was once a star. A few hundred years ago you couldn't turn a page without stumbling upon another mayhap. Shakey boy himself used and abused mayhap like a bargain-basement trollop "50 pee fer a good rhyme guvnor!". I'm thinking perhaps i should open a home for wayward words and orphaned oratory (government funded of course - even old Scotty dawgs deserve their place at the trough surely?) Well mayhap i should go do some work. Laters me terrapins and "i'm ready for my preface now Mister Dickens". |
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3/18/2008 3:17 am |
Perchance we'll spot you later again? LOL!!!
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3/18/2008 3:31 am |
Verily. In the immortal words from 6th Sense ... I see stupid people.
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3/18/2008 4:17 am |
Gadzooks it's Potty me pal!!. Forsooth Whatty tis but a word but beautiful in simplicity.(Huh?)
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 3/18/2008 5:29 am |
AllymePally advised sending you the Easter trolls. They belong to you, or so she says  mayhap 
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3/18/2008 10:22 am |
mishap , wish ya nice day All I really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt
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3/18/2008 10:53 am |
Your swell post managed to eke out a reply from me. But I'd better quit lollygagging on this site before I start bloviating.
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3/18/2008 11:29 am |
'la Sire. Surely ye jest! shhhhhh...Beta....yer not supposed to tell 'im. Jest drop them off in the backyard. He'll never notice!!!   too late now, not only I have told as they are already all free around the place. There is no way to get them back 
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3/18/2008 5:52 pm |
I'm not sure I should do this here, but I this sexy face and the word "Dickens" and could not control myself. How are you? No, I will post something tomorrow. I am just say hi! Handsome! WOOF!
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3/19/2008 3:53 am |
hmmmmmmm ... sorta ? hehehe Hugsssssss Heavens Love is a friendship set to music 
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3/22/2008 9:56 pm |
Hey Jake, it is funny how words change through out history. I mean first it was only latin written, but hardly anyone could read... then it went to Anglo Norman, then olde english now modern english... what makes me laugh is that Google is a word. so is gr8 i mean far out, our language is evolving faster than we are haha.. So did you miss me, I just flutter in and out. By the way so pleased to see my fav pic of you up there  today........ gone tomorrow..xx
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 3/24/2008 1:12 pm |
Lol, Jake. love it...is it a one word or two?
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3/25/2008 10:18 am |
I wonder if mayhap is a combination of "mishap" and "mayhem"?
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3/25/2008 11:00 am |
Oh so it's her that has my two big hairy trolls? I knew it would be some wumman beautiful Beta.lol I've got by without then this long Al missus i wouldn't know what to do with them now.lol Thank you LW and the same to you with snuggles on. Bloviating? Hang on i'll go giggle that Maresy, ahhh an Americanism hence my ignorance of the word lol Americans will do anything to try to pretend there's such a thing as "American Engerlish" huh?lol Handy word to know though as i do tend to bloviate regularly don't you know?lol I'll stick em in my sporran beautiful Beta You never know when a pair of trolls will come in handy aih?lol Oh my darling Indy I'm as happy as a weasel on a wurlitzer wearing his best waistcoat and singing "Pop goes the human!".Ta fer askin. I'll look forward to yer new post as ever. Ahhh how language has altered huh Heavenly You know i'm sure i was meant to be born in Elizabethan times lol. Of course i missed you squirty Kirsty. But i ain't exactly been around much myself lately.lol T'is one word spritey and barely have i ever heard it spoken (so i kinda surprised myself when i used it in conversation lol) It's a contraction of May be and happen City. Nice to see a new face on me blog Yer most welcome.
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3/25/2008 7:40 pm |
The Home for Orphaned Oratory. Standing room only, I am sure. Peace .. elaine67
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3/26/2008 12:30 pm |
Yeah there are many lost and woe-be-gone words aih Ela fant astic? (Yer beautiful, yes you are!)
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3/28/2008 7:25 am |
>>Americans will do anything to try to pretend there's such a thing as "American Engerlish" huh?<< Well in the case of "bloviating," the word seems so apt for some all-too-frequent American behavior, don't you think?
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4/18/2008 4:45 pm |
Indeedy i do but sadly i could think of many more unflattering words that would be equally apt lol.683
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