Could be mistaken, but I think it's a corruption of a Scottish
Highlands thing. Isn't there a good bit of "himself" and "herself" and
such up there? As in, "Himself is in the garden." Or, "Herself has
gone to the market." (My native state of North Carolina, ah, suffered
a large infusion of Scots following the unpleasantness of the early
and middle 1700s. <g>)
--Bob Whitmire
www.bobwhitmire.com
On May 25, 2010, at 3:34 AM, Chris Barker wrote:
> I have a feeling, Bob, that I've heard that before, perhaps in
> England. Anyway, it's good to hear from you.
>
> Chris
>
> On 24 May 2010, at 22:11, Bob Whitmire wrote:
>
>> It's called internationalization. The 'g'day' and 'mate' are obvious.
>> "Y'erownself" is a southern U.S. colloquialism. "Hey, Andrew! How is
>> y'erownself?" Or, "I'll be damned. It's y'erownself, sure as I live
>> and breathe!" Just trying to demonstrate my boundless spirit of
>> international appreciation.
>
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