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You could fill a tome of Biblical proportions with Johnsonisms, bless his heart, and it’s a still-growing list – one I heard for the first time at Sandown last weekend was a boxed-in horse being described as having "run out of real estate".
gc
Not least his Americanism’s, should that be "izm’s".
The one that really makes me cringe is "… round the Clubhouse turn."
Early Doors
What does this mean?
Used again today on ATR with regards to the jockeys football match
Heard it on world poker the other night
Used more or less every day when discussing bettingSo if I miss a price have I got Late Doors?
You could fill a tome of Biblical proportions with Johnsonisms, bless his heart, and it’s a still-growing list – one I heard for the first time at Sandown last weekend was a boxed-in horse being described as having "run out of real estate".
gc
Not least his Americanism’s, should that be "izm’s".
Heh-heh, maybe! All I know is that it certainly elicited a growl of Oath For Folk’s Ache from the press box…
gc
Adoptive father of two. The patron saint of lower-grade fare. A gently critical friend of point-to-pointing. Kindness is a political act.
Well ‘oop north ‘Early Doors’ is a euphemism for a visit to the pub at opening time, particularly straight after work in the days prior to round the clock boozing when the doors opened around 5.30 in the evening.
"A quiet weekend, just couple of pints early doors on Friday"
Does seem to have become adopted as a colloquialism for anything done early.
Early Doors was also the title of one of my favourite sitcoms of recent years (BBC2), which centred around the landlord and customers of the northern based, no frills pub – The Grapes.
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I first heard "early doors" from the mouth of ‘Big Ron’ Atkinson, that was some time before he made his other very (in)famous remark.
Colin
Accordingly to a phrase website "early doors" was a phrase invented by Ron Atkinson.
Though another has this as a explanation:
early doors early on, especially in a game or contest. British informal
Apparently this expression arose with reference to a period of admission to a music hall ending some time before the start of the performance and giving a better choice of seats.
‘And they hit the Furlong pole’ , Ouch! That must have hurt…
After winning a minor novice race at Gafftrack, ‘ He’s a promising horse, Cheltenham is pencilled in for the ??????? Novices ?????.
With regard to Redcar/Redka, I am assuming that Redka is the local pronounciation and, as such, is ‘correct’…………..bit like SouthWELL and South’ll.
Colin
Aaaahhhh the Southwell-Suthall debate. A few years ago, I took to calling the district of West London bordering Ealing and Acton and specifically named Southall (generally accepted by perceived wisdom to be pronounced as South-hall) as Suthall. This confuses the hell out of the local Bangladeshi population.
I digress.
NQ
With regard to Redcar/Redka, I am assuming that Redka is the local pronounciation and, as such, is ‘correct’.
Redka it is
What about Towcester?
Is it toester or towster (as in cow)?
A note for TRF’s American members: it certainly isn’t Tow-cess-ter
What about Towcester?
Is it toester or towster (as in cow)?
A note for TRF’s American members: it certainly isn’t Tow-cess-ter
Living only 12 miles from the finishing post I can say with reasonable confidence that the locals go for Toe-stir.
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