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Thread #129157 Message #3544088
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
31-Jul-13 - 06:14 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: Sunday Throat?
Subject: RE: Folklore: Sunday Throat?
If the expression isn't American in origin but came from elsewhere I'm pretty sure it's not from anywhere in the British Isles.
The idea people save their voice for Sundays seems a bit strange. Singing voice, perhaps, but when something goes down the wrong way it isn't singing you're worried about, it's breathing.
Could it be something to with Sunday being for many people the day they might have a proper meal, as part of a Sunday ritual involving going to church and wearing Sunday Suits, with an increased chance of choking perhaps?