Timeline for What is the etymology of the word "howwa", meaning "that thing"?
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| Sep 15, 2014 at 11:53 | vote | accept | Ste | ||
| S Dec 31, 2013 at 18:50 | history | bounty ended | CommunityBot | ||
| S Dec 31, 2013 at 18:50 | history | notice removed | CommunityBot | ||
| Dec 30, 2013 at 9:15 | answer | added | asef | timeline score: 0 | |
| Dec 25, 2013 at 14:09 | comment | added | Kris | My point was that if you are referring to what you heard, the way you spell it must be approximate, could be even incorrect if the word did exist in writing. HTH. | |
| Dec 25, 2013 at 9:34 | comment | added | Ste | @Hugo That is perfect Mackem! | |
| Dec 24, 2013 at 16:47 | comment | added | Hugo | So could you say "Ha'way! Hoy the howwa here!"? | |
| Dec 24, 2013 at 15:50 | answer | added | Hugo | timeline score: 4 | |
| Dec 24, 2013 at 14:21 | comment | added | Ste | It may well only be spoken, but spoken words will have an etymology too, no? | |
| Dec 24, 2013 at 6:25 | comment | added | Kris | I strongly suspect your mention relates only to the approximate pronunciation and not the spelling. Could even be that the expressions purely in speech and not in writing? | |
| S Dec 23, 2013 at 16:54 | history | bounty started | Ste | ||
| S Dec 23, 2013 at 16:54 | history | notice added | Ste | Draw attention | |
| Dec 23, 2013 at 9:39 | history | edited | Ste |
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| Dec 22, 2013 at 4:37 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackEnglish/status/414615662712356865 | ||
| Dec 21, 2013 at 16:45 | comment | added | Ste | Some examples of usage on a Sunderland football forum: readytogo.net/smb/search/978735/… | |
| Dec 21, 2013 at 16:40 | comment | added | Ste | Yeah, that's "Haway" in Sunderland and "Howay" in Newcastle. As a Sunderland fan I regularly yell out "Ha'way the lads"! | |
| Dec 21, 2013 at 16:38 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | I only know howa as Geordie for away (with various context-specific meanings including "Hurry up!", "Well done!", "Come in!" etc.). | |
| Dec 21, 2013 at 16:37 | comment | added | Ste | I'm from Sunderland and it's definitely more Sunderland-Durham way than Sunderland-Newcastle. I can't seem to find an explanation anywhere! | |
| Dec 21, 2013 at 16:33 | comment | added | Brad | Where in the North-East? | |
| Dec 21, 2013 at 15:54 | history | asked | Ste | CC BY-SA 3.0 |