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I Been
Wenglish
for 'I have been'; "Porthcawl? I been there 'eaps a times/heaps of
times.", or "I been down the shops, I have."
I could eat him
The
ultimate of fondness; "When I see that little dwt sleeping, all cwtched
up - Jew, I could eat 'im."
Ideal/Ideel
Evaporated
Milk, once very popular for use with 'tin frute' like 'chunks'
(pineapple cubes).
Idle
Out of
work, unemployed: NOT often used locally to mean
shiftless.
In a minute
(a)
Shortly, presently, as in "Don't keep on will you? You shall 'ave it
now - in a minute!"
(b) Willingly; "You should 'ave asked 'er - she'd 'ave done it for you
in a minute!"
Into everything
Prying
into, and messing up - cupboards etc. Much used about young children
who have recently learned to walk or crawl; "He's coming on a treat,
but he's into everything now."
It goes through me
It upsets
me deeply, as in "When I see it on the telly - all those children - it
goes right through me... "
'Ighly/highly, ... honoured
Truly
privileged, as in "You can count yourself 'ighly 'onoured my lady - she
don't let many do that!"
Ignorant
Lacking
manners rather than lacking knowledge
Is it?
Often used
as an interrogative, this is a working translation of the Welsh form
"going shopping is it?" or Having a bit of dinner is it?"