Fews Glossary: Mix
Dialect ‘mix’ Raghery red-coloured pony (or girl) Pallions flapping pieces of bandages…
Fews Glossary: K
Kak faeces Keek peep, look Kemped hurried, careless, ‘kemped work’ Keen eager, ‘she’d…
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The Stranger
As she stepped off the coach it started to rain. She didn’t mind. She was home ………home again after so many long years away. It would take more than the weather to dampen her spirits! And anyway, it wasn’t really proper rain! It was a fine soft drizzle and as she lifted her face to the sky, it felt warm on her skin.
She collected her luggage and moved quickly to the river wall.
Soft words butter no parsnips
We’ve had a request for more proverbs, or local sayings if you prefer it. You too can add your own just by contacting us, on ‘Contact Us’ at the very bottom of this and every page.
Why no try the previous exercise of translating each one for the benefit of those who interpret them literally.
