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BookCat · 01-05-2019, 08:32 AM

"Yonks" now that's a word which takes me back. Seems to be used as infrequently as "char" is now in the UK. I wonder what the origin was?

Answering my own question:

http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-yon1.htm

01-05-2019, 08:32 AM	#20
BookCat C L J Posts: 2,911 Karma: 21115458 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Birmingham UK Device: Sony e-reader 505, Kindle PW2, Kindle PW3, Kobo Libra2	"Yonks" now that's a word which takes me back. Seems to be used as infrequently as "char" is now in the UK. I wonder what the origin was? Answering my own question: http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-yon1.htm Last edited by BookCat; 01-05-2019 at 08:38 AM.