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Thread #114361 Message #2439640
Posted By: JennieG
13-Sep-08 - 09:39 PM
Thread Name: BS: When did 'forbid' become 'forfend'?
Subject: RE: BS: When did 'forbid' become 'forfend'?
Does anyone remember seeing "Rumpole of the Bailey"? 'Heaven forfend' was one of his favourite terms, and I wonder if it transmogrified from the TV to everyday vocabulary.