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On 18/05/15 20:14, Jonno wrote:

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I'm going to start a campaign to put the "ph" back into sulphur.

I'd also like to put the **** back into S****horpe but I think he managed
that by himself...


There's two words that are known and used in this town (St Helens) by almost
everyone, but practically no one else has ever heard of them:

Clauped

Bortered

They both have similar meanings, Clauped means to put something on very
thickly, eg: 'Don't claup the butter on that toast, there'll be none left
for your sandwiches'.

Bortered means covered in, eg: 'They've been playing rugby in the rain and
they're bortered in mud'

Sometimes you'll hear them used together:

'I told him to paint the fence, but he clauped it on and he's bortered in
it'


 
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