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April 26, 2010, 03:42 AM
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Chelp
¿Se usa "chelp" como "speak out of turn"? ¿Is it a well-known word?
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#2
April 26, 2010, 04:42 AM
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Quote:
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April 26, 2010, 04:50 AM
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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.
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April 26, 2010, 10:56 AM
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No conozco esa palabra. Buscándolo en Google parece ser un regionalismo del norte de Inglaterra.
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#5
April 26, 2010, 12:05 PM
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Right - Onelook Dictionary gives meaning "to chatter", perhaps from
combination of of "chatter", or "chirp", and "yelp". BrE Northern and Midlands dialect.
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April 26, 2010, 12:09 PM
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I'm from the north of England, and I've never heard the word. Could be a portmanteau word as suggested.
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#7
April 26, 2010, 12:40 PM
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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...
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"Be brief, for no discourse can please when too long." miguel de cervantes saavedra Last edited by hermit; April 26, 2010 at 12:43 PM.
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April 27, 2010, 12:43 AM
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OK. Thank you everybody.
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