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When examined, or just because it's weird on its own.

Example: Beat a dead horse

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[-] AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 13 points 1 week ago

In Northern Ireland (Belfast especially), we sometimes say "bout ye?" as a greeting. It's just "what about you?" but actually meaning "how are you?"

Often it's just used as an alternative to "hello" or "hi", and you're not actually asking the person how they are.

[-] Darleys_Brew@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago

“Reet” in Yorkshire.

[-] mrks@programming.dev 1 points 1 week ago

*North of Ireland

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