This was very common usage in my childhood in South Lancashire (UK) in the 50s and 60s and is a term I would still use, eg 'bags me the meringue' 'bags me the seat by the window' or 'bagsy the meringue', etc. I now live in Sussex in the South of England and the expression is readily understood.
Cheers Liz in West Sussex, UK > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: David in > Ballarat> > Dear Friends, > I was listening to the radio this morning and there was a > fascinating > discussion about the verb "to bags". .....> > It means "to choose", I got there first", "it's mine" - all sorts of > connotations. I would love to know how widely it is understood. > Examples of > its use are:- > - I bags the bone from the leg of lamb > - I bagsed it first To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
