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This tag is for questions related to English as used in Great Britain, and sometimes Ireland.

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What is the origin of using the word "our" preceding a first name when speaking directly to ...

I know this is ancient, but I wanted to contributed that 'our' in the North simply stands in for 'my' as a term of endearment. So just as you can address someone in second person as 'my sweetheart, 'm …
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