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Aberdeen has the most people called Smith in Britain...
Incidently, the name Smith is derived from the word smite- meaning to hit...makes sense when you think about it...smitten ect..

 

[stony]

Aberdeen has the most people called Smith in Britain...
Incidently, the name Smith is derived from the word smite- meaning to hit...makes sense when you think about it...smitten ect..

Does that mean Blacksmiths are racist ?

 

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Aberdeen has the most people called Smith in Britain...
Incidently, the name Smith is derived from the word smite- meaning to hit...makes sense when you think about it...smitten ect..

Does that mean Blacksmiths are racist ?

I never thought about that....:O)

 

[stony]

The term "riff raff" meaning poor people or scum originated in America.

Immigrants who couldn't afford passage on the Riverboats used to make their own rafts. They steered them by means of tiller at the back know as a "riff"

The home-made crafts became known as riff rafts...........

 

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Whilst researching the name Smith, I found out the Polish version is Kowolski...How weird is that?

 

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The term "riff raff" meaning poor people or scum originated in America.

Immigrants who couldn't afford passage on the Riverboats used to make their own rafts. They steered them by means of tiller at the back know as a "riff"

The home-made crafts became known as riff rafts...........

Good call...Never heard that before..

 

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Reg Varney of on the buses fame was the first person in Britain to use a cash machine.

 

[stony]

The term "riff raff" meaning poor people or scum originated in America.

Immigrants who couldn't afford passage on the Riverboats used to make their own rafts. They steered them by means of tiller at the back know as a "riff"

The home-made crafts became known as riff rafts...........

Good call...Never heard that before..

It was on a programme about the development of the English language since it's origins. It was very interesting. A lot of so called American words that people get uppity about, are actaully English words that fell out of favour over here but continued in the USA with the immigrants.

 

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If goldfish are left in a darkened room long enough they turn silver...

 

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The term "riff raff" meaning poor people or scum originated in America.

Immigrants who couldn't afford passage on the Riverboats used to make their own rafts. They steered them by means of tiller at the back know as a "riff"

The home-made crafts became known as riff rafts...........

Good call...Never heard that before..

It was on a programme about the development of the English language since it's origins. It was very interesting. A lot of so called American words that people get uppity about, are actaully English words that fell out of favour over here but continued in the USA with the immigrants.

I missed that. Right up my street..