Dave650 Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Bus Drivers seem to say it a bit....although I used to think I was hearing things Yeah I've got it off a few bus drivers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e912 Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 I used to work at a bookmakers in both football grounds in SHeffield (92-97), and we employed a lot of students, one day a young lady from Brighton who i was working with asked me how i knew so many people, when i said no i dont she said "why do people keep calling you luv then" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soft ayperth Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 It was often used by adults of either sex when talking to younger folk, kids especially, of either sex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biker Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Back in the 50s and 60s Sheffield men used to address each other as "love" it was just an expression, nothing more, and meant nothing other, but it was a source of extreme surprise and amusement to outsiders (non Sheffielders that is) and I'm sure it caused some problems when Sheffield "blokes" went elswhere. Who remembers that? In Barnsley its narden me ol **** or allreet **** etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Back in the 50s and 60s Sheffield men used to address each other as "love" it was just an expression, nothing more, and meant nothing other, but it was a source of extreme surprise and amusement to outsiders (non Sheffielders that is) and I'm sure it caused some problems when Sheffield "blokes" went elswhere. Who remembers that? Bus drivers still do it. Just makes me smile. Not something I would ever dream of saying, even to a women. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarmOKnee Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 It's still widely used by most people, not just bus drivers, "love" or "duck". My 20 year old son calls everybody love even though I've always said duck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halibut Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 'Duck' is more of a Nottinghamshire thing I reckon. I read a book called 'Ey up mi duck' about Notts, think it might have Ilkeston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellis Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 In Barnsley its narden me ol **** or allreet **** etc and they still do it now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnpm Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 Both myself and my wife (born in the mid - late 40's) used it all the time.My job moved us up to Middlesbrough area in 1976 and we got into real trouble using "Luv" up here particularly if you let it slip out when talking to a man. My wife was a nurse and she had trouble at work for some years until she lost the habit of using it. You may be interested to know that up in the north east they use the term "Pet" instead of "Luv". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubydazzler Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 Why did you get into trouble? That's seems a bit unreasonable. Do they call men 'pet' as well? I bet they don't. Do we have more equality between the sexes down here? I'd rather be called 'love' than 'pet' ... someone calls me that at work and I do find it a bit irritating, but I realise he means nowt by it ... just a turn of phrase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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