Miata Mailing List: March 1996, Message #119
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   From: bowles@inforamp.net (John Bowles)
Subject: youth
   Date: Sat, 2 Mar 1996 18:28:14 -0500

>In a message dated 96-03-02 12:51:15 EST, you write:
>
>>Ok, for all us non-suthernners, what is a "youts" and how does bowling with
>>onions (Vidalia or otherwise) work?
>>
>>
>
>You had to see "My Cousin Vinnie".....
>
>bill
>youths in northern english

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Actually, Bill, in English (as distinct from Amur'can or Canajun) it would
be "yoof." As in, "Oi dunno wot today's yoof is comin' to."

Long ago, when I was there, yoofs in England were called "yobs." Back-slang
for "boy."


John
'91 BRG
Toronto
That's in Canada, eh?