66: Love, Sweetheart and Other Pet Names
Isi is in the drivers seat this week, she has found affectionate nicknames, or 'pet names' from around the UK. Mitch helps pick the best ones to use and what they REALLY mean.
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Show Notes
Sweetheart, darling, ducky, honey, sausage, poppet, mate and of course... love. This week, Mitch and Isi discuss names of affection, or 'pet names' in the UK.
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Transcript
Isi:
[0:00] Treacle. - Alright treacle? - Pumpkin, muffin, poppet, sausage. - Allo sausage. - And cabbage?!
Mitch:
[0:10] Cabbage is not one.
Isi:
[0:12] Mate.
Mitch:
[0:13] Mate. Alright, mate. Hello, mate. What's up, mate? Hiya, mate!
Isi:
[0:17] Then we got love and lovely again. And how is the use in the north? What you would say to someone?
Mitch:
[0:24] Hiya love.
Isi:
[0:24] No.
Mitch:
[0:25] Oh, sorry. Y'alright, love?
Isi:
[0:27] No. Ta love.
Mitch:
[0:30] Ta love.
Isi:
[0:31] Soft and lovin',
Mitch:
[0:33] Soft and lovin'. Mate is a good thing to go in with, for anyone.
Isi:
[0:38] Angel. - Angel! - Oh I don't like angel, nah.
Mitch:
[0:43] I feel a bit sick.
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