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2009/09/25 - 5:28pm

Martha, Grant or editor,

I have an expression, a toast, that I have only heard in Wyoming:

“Here's looking up your chap leg.”

Do you have any idea where that might have originated?

People in Canada say that someone is in hospital

as opposed to someone is in the hospital.

Is this a regionalism or accepted usage?

Is Aunt pronounced “Ant” or “Awnt”?
Thanks.

Alan Craig

Martha Barnette
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2009/09/26 - 8:23pm

Welcome, Alan. The "chap leg" expression is a new one on me! Grant may know something about chap legs, though.

We discussed the aunt/awnt question here.

Nice to have you here, Alan!

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