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[Tashyboy]

What is the history of 'duck' ?
The Scottish 'hen' is easy to understand for a female chicken who looks after her brood.
Is duck a female duck ?

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always like to hear thoughts of peoples interpretations of the English language. I think it’s fair to say it’s one of the hardest to learn and even harder to understand. Living in Nottinghamshire during the 70’s in mining communities. Sweet lord. The English language was abused to an extent the Queen would of had an heart attack hearing it. Fortunately I was from Lancashire where we spoke proper English ?? but listening to Geordies, Jocks, Taffs. Etc lord it was purgatory in a class room. Then the scousers turned up. I then started learning spanish coz it was easier to understand than scouse. ?
Joking aside for me the word “ Duck” is used as a term of affection.
being a snotty nosed kid in the class room in the 70’s very much reminds me of my time on this forum.Some folk/ kids/ mates are hard to understand. Don’t mean there planks though.

 

[RichA]

In Notts it was always perfectly acceptable for men to call each other duck, luv, sweet'art.
These days I mostly do it to irritate my southern pals.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

In Notts it was always perfectly acceptable for men to call each other duck, luv, sweet'art.
These days I mostly do it to irritate my southern pals.

Ohhh Betty

 

[Backache]

In Notts it was always perfectly acceptable for men to call each other duck, luv, sweet'art.
These days I mostly do it to irritate my southern pals.

Is Notts not dahn sarf.?

 

[Voyager EMH]

What is the history of 'duck' ?
The Scottish 'hen' is easy to understand for a female chicken who looks after her brood.
Is duck a female duck ?

I think hen and duck as terms of affectionate address have evolved along similar lines.
In Leicestershire you are more likely to hear "midduck" or "m'duck".
Calling children "the kids" is relatively modern. In earlier English children would be referred to as "the chicks".
Use of the word "bairn" seems to stop once you get south of Wetherby. Never hear it here.

 

[backwoodsman]

What is the history of 'duck' ?
The Scottish 'hen' is easy to understand for a female chicken who looks after her brood.
Is duck a female duck ?

Yes - a duck is the female of the species. The male is a drake.

I find it interesting that terms of endearment very frequently relate to either the female, or the young, of various species - eg duck, hen, lamb, chick, pet, etc

 

[Voyager EMH]

Yes - a duck is the female of the species. The male is a drake.

I find it interesting that terms of endearment very frequently relate to either the female, or the young, of various species - eg duck, hen, lamb, chick, pet, etc

You are clearly a wise old owl.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Yes - a duck is the female of the species. The male is a drake.

I find it interesting that terms of endearment very frequently relate to either the female, or the young, of various species - eg duck, hen, lamb, chick, pet, etc

Quite interesting how the female of the species is generally used to describe both sexes.
Dog being an exception.

 

[Voyager EMH]

Peacock is another exception.

 

[backwoodsman]

Quite interesting how the female of the species is generally used to describe both sexes..

Because the male is usually too lazy to be bothered about getting caught being a name ... ???

 

[Deleted member 1147]

Castore
Didn’t really see it much. Now they seem to provide clothing for all sorts of players and teams

 

[Golfmmad]

Because the male is usually too lazy to be bothered about getting caught being a name ... ???

Yeah but darn sarf, it's, alright me 'ol cocker!

 

[HeftyHacker]

Gymshark

From gym clothes literally being manufactured in the founder's parent's garage in 2013 to being worth over a $1b in 2019 and now one of the biggest gym and sportswear brands around.

 

[Rooter]

Belstaff back in the 90's were a low ish budget motorcycle clothing co. I used to have one of their Jackets. Now super trendy and plain white t-shirt is 45 quid! And people buy them! LOL