Having contributed to the pedants' thread I thought I'd ask this.
I think it is 'SET'
Set jelly, tea set, ready set go, set the charges, maybe.
Dunno. Too tired.
canny
'tis set, fine comes a close second. You've got to love Bill Bryson.
yes
No sorry not yes it's set just plain "yes"
...and remember chaps when she says "just do whatever you want do" [u][b]Don't[/b][/u]
"Set".
I can truly say that I became aware of this fact because it was one of those nuggets of info on the back of Walkers crisps when I was at school.
116 different meanings IIRC
Set was the one that i've always heard though i suspect **** and all it's variations could be a close second.
Surely it's fu*k?
That's got a load more meanings than set...
Phonetically it's Rose:-
That rose smelly lovely
The bread rose
Rows of seats
He rows the boat
That couple are always have rows
I suppose it's Doric, not the English language but we use the word fit for a heap of different things.
Cob:
As in male swan,
bread roll,
lump of stone,
jetty/harbour
erect penis,
mix of straw & earth,
small boat,
etc
etc
if your ever worked on a construction site in the north east the it's the C word.
it is used for everything
dictionary
igmc
Dont, as in dont do that, yet they will,
thingy.
Not only does the other half use it for everything, I'm meant to know what "thingy" is in each and every case!
"Whadyamacallit"
or
"Thingamygig"
I prefer quality over quantity. How about the most meaningful word ? Or the word with the best meaning ?
My English teacher at school reckoned it was "get" and encouraged us to use a more descriptive verb instead: buy, arrive, travel, traverse, navigate, understand, acquire, open (as in "I'll get the door"), avenge ("I'll get you"), etc etc.
Fit (in doric) is the only word you can use to make up a whole sentence - "Fit fit fits fit fit?"
You really need to hear it spoken to have a hope of understanding it though....