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irmamar April 26, 2010 03:42 AM

Chelp
 
¿Se usa "chelp" como "speak out of turn"? ¿Is it a well-known word? :thinking:

Thanks. :)

bobjenkins April 26, 2010 04:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by irmamar (Post 80703)
¿Se usa "chelp" como "speak out of turn"? ¿Is it a well-known word? :thinking:

Thanks. :)

Nunca lo he oído, es de Inglaterra?

Rusty April 26, 2010 04:50 AM

This word isn't in any AmE dictionary that I have access to, and I've never heard it used.
It is used in parts of England. It can also mean chatter. (Usually it is said of women and children.)
In BrE slang, it can also mean impudence (cheek).
I have no idea how common it is.

pjt33 April 26, 2010 10:56 AM

No conozco esa palabra. Buscándolo en Google parece ser un regionalismo del norte de Inglaterra.

hermit April 26, 2010 12:05 PM

Right - Onelook Dictionary gives meaning "to chatter", perhaps from
combination of of "chatter", or "chirp", and "yelp". BrE Northern and Midlands dialect.

Perikles April 26, 2010 12:09 PM

I'm from the north of England, and I've never heard the word. Could be a portmanteau word as suggested.

hermit April 26, 2010 12:40 PM

Portmanteau - yes, one of those...

(aside) I intend to visit the north of England - ancestors from Scotland,
and read a lot of George Macdonald Fraser...

irmamar April 27, 2010 12:43 AM

OK. Thank you everybody. :)


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