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Thread #83816 Message #2297257
Posted By: GUEST,Cindee Berry
25-Mar-08 - 10:48 AM
Thread Name: BS: Old expressions explained
Subject: Old expressions explained
I'm trying to find the origin of an expression we used as kids ... and unfortunately, I'm not quite sure if we got it right.
We said some form of envoir ... or Omvure ... or homvoir ...
phonetically ahm-ver or ahn-ver
that meant anything from 'shame on you' to 'that's bad' or 'I'm telling'
Any thoughts or suggestions on this? We were raised in Montana.