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minus-squareLowtierComputer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 day agoWhy “my lover” ? How did this come to be the phrase?
minus-squareDigitalDilemma@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·24 hours agoI don’t know for sure, but my guess is that it extended from “Ullo my Love” There’s also “my 'ansome” from woman to man, and “mah bud / buddy” for man-man. Like most regional English accents, there’s tons of variations in a small geographic area and many unique words and phrases.
minus-squareMrsDoyle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·23 hours agoScotland too: “hen” to women, “pal” to everyone.
Why “my lover” ?
How did this come to be the phrase?
I don’t know for sure, but my guess is that it extended from “Ullo my Love”
There’s also “my 'ansome” from woman to man, and “mah bud / buddy” for man-man.
Like most regional English accents, there’s tons of variations in a small geographic area and many unique words and phrases.
Scotland too: “hen” to women, “pal” to everyone.