I don't know if it's only a Lancashire saying, but I have certainly heard it being said for most of my life in Lancashire. Miles ------------ On 9/9/05 10:13 pm Suzanne said: > My mother used to say "cut off his nose to spite his face", is this a > Lancashire saying? I have not heard it for a long time.

That saying has been used in the USA for over 100 years! Did someone bring it across the pond with them? Interesting! On Sep 9, 2005, at 9:26 PM, Miles Ellis wrote: > I don't know if it's only a Lancashire saying, but I have certainly > heard it > being said for most of my life in Lancashire. > > Miles > > ------------ > On 9/9/05 10:13 pm Suzanne said: > >> My mother used to say "cut off his nose to spite his face", is this a >> Lancashire saying? I have not heard it for a long time. > > > > ==== LANCSLIFE Mailing List ==== > Lancashire OnLine: http://www.lancashire-online.co.uk/ > Virtual Encyclopedia of Manchester: > http://www.manchester2002-uk.com/index2.html > Dialect: http://www.nyt.co.uk/lancashire.htm > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >