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Old 08-19-2009, 04:38 PM   #1
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What do you not cotton to today?

I don't cotton to nun of yew lung haeired, sass-mouthed,yank, hippy taps round hay'r. mmm'k?

I just don't cotton to yew.

What do you not cotton to?

Nor do ah take it too kin'ly. But that is another discsussion....
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Old 08-19-2009, 04:42 PM   #2
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Old 08-19-2009, 04:48 PM   #3
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*raises hand* umm, please explain for the hard of thinking what does 'cotton' mean in this context? Is it to do with understanding (which is a similar usage to ours 'cotton on' meaning to get the point) or is it do with putting up or having to do with...?
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Old 08-19-2009, 05:08 PM   #4
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Cotton Weary.
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Old 08-19-2009, 05:21 PM   #5
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I don't cotton to the climate in my office, which was like a fucking sauna.
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Old 08-19-2009, 05:28 PM   #6
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*raises hand* umm, please explain for the hard of thinking what does 'cotton' mean in this context? Is it to do with understanding (which is a similar usage to ours 'cotton on' meaning to get the point) or is it do with putting up or having to do with...?
To "cotton" to something means, generally, to take a liking to.
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Old 08-19-2009, 06:08 PM   #7
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I don't cotton to my socks. (They're wool.)
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Old 08-19-2009, 06:46 PM   #8
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Old 08-19-2009, 07:00 PM   #9
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*raises hand* umm, please explain for the hard of thinking what does 'cotton' mean in this context? Is it to do with understanding (which is a similar usage to ours 'cotton on' meaning to get the point) or is it do with putting up or having to do with...?
Some information on both cottens here - third section down.
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Old 08-19-2009, 07:23 PM   #10
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Old 08-19-2009, 08:20 PM   #11
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I don't cotton to such cotton-pickin' questions.
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Old 08-20-2009, 01:15 PM   #12
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I'm impressed- it took only ten minutes to bait and trap an english person with this one....Score!

I bay-ut the english don' cotton to thee-us.

As for me:

Today I don' cotton to the hitch in mah git' along.

Translation I: I feel sick today and it makes me grouchy.
or
Translation II: I hurt my foot or leg and have to limp around. This makes me grouchy.
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Old 08-20-2009, 01:19 PM   #13
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I'm impressed- it took only ten minutes to bait and trap an english person with this one....Score!

I bay-ut the english don' cotton to thee-us.

As for me:

Today I don' cotton to the hitch in mah git' along.

Translation I: I feel sick today and it makes me grouchy.
or
Translation II: I hurt my foot or leg and have to limp around. This makes me grouchy.
Translation III: I can't get the hitch on my buggy/cart/horse drawn carriage to hook up.
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Old 08-20-2009, 01:21 PM   #14
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Old 08-20-2009, 01:22 PM   #15
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I'm impressed- it took only ten minutes to bait and trap an english person with this one....Score!

I bay-ut the english don' cotton to thee-us.

As for me:

Today I don' cotton to the hitch in mah git' along.

Translation I: I feel sick today and it makes me grouchy.
or
Translation II: I hurt my foot or leg and have to limp around. This makes me grouchy.
You are so funny!
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