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Where have all those words and expressions gone ?

Hear all see all say nowt Eat all drink all pay nowt

'Ear all, see all, say nowt;
Eyt all, sup all, pay nowt;
And if ivver tha does owt fer nowt –
Allus do it fer thissen.[5]


Hear all, see all say nothing
Eat all, drink all pay nothing
And if you every do anything for nothing
always do it for yourself.

My Great Grandad (who was a Yorkshire Man) had a pint tea mug with it on
 
Don't let a fool kiss you.
Don't let a kiss fool you
 
"In like Flynn"

(I think it referred to Errol Flynn, who - supposedly - was not just endowed with a talent for acting .... :eek:)
 
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