Well, at least one fella does! We tried to go into the Strand one Sunday right after it closed, and I was very surprised to hear the security guard use the word with us!
Ha ha can of worms there! These pet names are a feature of British English by region. Nottingham uses me duck and the guys use that with each other. Deffo not common in Liverpool amongst men though and that’s a hill I’m prepared to die on!
There’s a plaque on the back of the Strand that commemorates the links with Bootle and the US given Bootle was the home port in WW2. I’ll take a snap and send it.
Great read.
To delve deeper into Bootle I’d recommend reading up on Frank Deegan. If you can find it his short autobiography is called There’s No Other Way.
The fellas don’t call each other “ luv” though more likely mate, lad, la, or the kids these days saying bro.
Looking forward to reading more.
Well, at least one fella does! We tried to go into the Strand one Sunday right after it closed, and I was very surprised to hear the security guard use the word with us!
Ha ha can of worms there! These pet names are a feature of British English by region. Nottingham uses me duck and the guys use that with each other. Deffo not common in Liverpool amongst men though and that’s a hill I’m prepared to die on!
There’s a plaque on the back of the Strand that commemorates the links with Bootle and the US given Bootle was the home port in WW2. I’ll take a snap and send it.
Hasta pronto