The four volume set has arrived!
Posted: Monday, 08 January 2007 |
I have waited ten years to buy these! I am quite chuffed that my four volume leather-bound set of the Liturgy of the Hours has arrived so swiftly! The whole point of these books is to enjoy a schedule of daily praying of the psalms and Bible readings up to seven times a day, every day of the year through all seasons. This is very useful for busy folk!
Comments
Chuffed! Oh, that must be an Orkadian word?!! Were you ever chuffed before you ever knew to use this word? The books look beautiful.
Esther from USA
Sorry Esther, but chuffed is a British word not just Orcadian, the usual phrase is 'chuffed to bits'
mia from atop a visitor's guide
I never in my life heard the word "chuffed" until I moved to Orkney. I spit out all kinds of Britishisms and Orcadianisms these days! Let's see, I say I'm "doing my bit" and that the sheep are "eating for Britain" and then I have "aye" down pat. The other phrases that fly from my mooth are "dinna ken" or just plain "ken" and "kent." There's the ever famous "didna" and "fae" and let's not forget the local "gaan" and "hid." I'm still learning the more confusing past-tense words that always throw me off. For example, I *think* "haan" means "had." I also speak all of the "ou" sounds as an "oo" now, like hoose and toon and coo. (Cow) I thought that "wid" meant "would" but it really means "wood."
Michellechoza from hiding from the rain
Lancashire expression 'chuffed to mintballs' An expression brought out of retirement by Ken Dodd
calumannabel from lewis
mia is right about chuffed. There are lots of 'Orcadian' words that are really from furth the firth .......... fpu particularly enjoyed, many years ago, being told partan was Orcadian for crab. Was too polite to say it's gaelic! All the ou sounds as oo are Scottish.
Flying Cat from a tickling stick
So...I traded my quiet cabin in the Alaskan woods for the howling winds of Orkney and life on a farm. 
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