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13-05-2014, 13:45
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“Ghissarf,” said another customer.
“What the hell’s that?” I laughed.
The barman translated.
“Half o’ bitter.”
“Oh…? How do you know he doesn’t want ale?”
“He’d have said ‘ghissile’ if he wanted ‘arf o’ ale,” smiled the barman. “‘Ghissarf’ means ‘arf o’ bitter.”
“I see. And suppose he wanted a pint of bitter?”
“Then he’d say ‘Pinta bi’er’, o’ course. If he wanted a pint of ale he’d say ‘Pint’. ‘Ghissile’ is arf of ale, and ‘ghissarf’ is ‘arf o’ bitter.”
From We Keep A Pub by*Tom Berkley, 1955.Ghissile is Arf of Ale (http://boakandbailey.com/2014/05/ghissile-arf-ale/)
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Boak & Bailey's Beer Blog - Writing about beer and pubs since 2007 (http://boakandbailey.com)
“Ghissarf,” said another customer.
“What the hell’s that?” I laughed.
The barman translated.
“Half o’ bitter.”
“Oh…? How do you know he doesn’t want ale?”
“He’d have said ‘ghissile’ if he wanted ‘arf o’ ale,” smiled the barman. “‘Ghissarf’ means ‘arf o’ bitter.”
“I see. And suppose he wanted a pint of bitter?”
“Then he’d say ‘Pinta bi’er’, o’ course. If he wanted a pint of ale he’d say ‘Pint’. ‘Ghissile’ is arf of ale, and ‘ghissarf’ is ‘arf o’ bitter.”
From We Keep A Pub by*Tom Berkley, 1955.Ghissile is Arf of Ale (http://boakandbailey.com/2014/05/ghissile-arf-ale/)
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