It's forty miles an hour in England.Hi
The action takes place in England. One woman offers the other a lift. She says:
I'll stick to forty all the way.’
Is it 40 kilometers an hour?
It's forty miles an hour in England.
A what over 60 kph??a smidge over 60 kph ...
Smidge - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary ;-)A what over 60 kph??
mutter mutter mumble.
mutter mutter mumble.
mutter mutter American English mumble mumble Scots gibber standards dribble drool.Aw, c'mon! ;-) Online Etymology Dictionary dates it to 1905 (which, incidentally, is the year my father was born). And Online Etymology Dictionary supposes that it may go back to the Scots smitch (1822).
I didn't use the two-syllable version because I'd no idea how to spell it!
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Snap! I had to check the spelling online - I think I'd always spelt it "smidgin" until I looked it up. It's not one of those words we write down very often, I suppose!
Smidgeon looks like a suitable name for a very small pet pigeon.I'm sure I've seen that version in some reputable ref. I think I've seen 'smigeon' as well (but maybe that was only in my Tom Lehrer book!). ;-)
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Webster's Third gives smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin and roll smidge.I'm sure I've seen that version in some reputable ref. I think I've seen 'smigeon' as well (but maybe that was only in my Tom Lehrer book!).
b
Thanks - especially for the innocent bystanders. I like 'smutch' - related to 'smut' I imagine (guess[/I, that is]). ;-)Webster's Third gives smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin and roll smidge.
The OED gives smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, smitchin, etc (!) and roll smidge and smitch.
Dear Dr Johnson gives none of them, though I found these delights while hunting:
To Smeeth or smutch - to smoke, to blacken with smoke
Smicket - The under garment of a woman
Smitt - The finest of the clayey ore, made up into balls, they use for marking of sheep, and call it smitt.
I mention them in case you ever need to talk about such things.