I hear a lot of people use it here (Greater Rotten Apple), and I've used it
on occasion. Usually, though, it's "dinner" rather than "supper".
On Thu, 3 Sep 2020 14:10:59 -0400, xxxxxx@gmail.com wrote:
>My dad, born in Canada, used it, as did his dad, born in Dunfermline,
>Scotland in 1898. I may have heard my cousin Alan, born in Motherwell,
>Scotland use it too. It may have originated in Guernsey but I believe is
>used more broadly in Scotland. I seem to recall a song lyric featuring it.
>
>TomB
>
>On Thu, Sep 3, 2020, 12:29 James Catchpole - jlcatchpole at googlemail.com
>(via tml list), <xxxxxx@simplelists.com> wrote:
>
>> That's interesting, you are only the second example of someone using that
>> expression I have ever heard!
>>
>> My wife's family use an almost identical version and tell me it's an old
>> Guernsey saying.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Jim
>>
>> On 3 Sep 2020 4:55 pm, "Timothy Collinson - timothy.collinson at
>> port.ac.uk (via tml list)" <xxxxxx@simplelists.com> wrote:
>> >
>> <snip>
>> >
>> Mainly I just say don't call me late for supper...
>> >
>>
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