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    1. [LEI] Dialect
    2. terry ratcliffe
    3. Whilst working in Perth Australia I met a chap from Sheffield who had the same odd words in folks from Leicester.One that comes to mind is MAWDY if that's how its spelt. Terry Ratcliffe -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 478 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message

    02/12/2012 12:36:25
    1. Re: [LEI] Dialect
    2. Nivard Ovington
    3. Hi Terry More usually its mardy And yes , it means miserable, moping or getting the hump (to coin another phrase) Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Whilst working in Perth Australia I met a chap from Sheffield who had the > same odd words in folks from Leicester.One that comes to mind is MAWDY if > that's how its spelt. Terry Ratcliffe

    02/11/2012 02:51:03