if not why?
2007-12-06 05:16:51 · 30 answers · asked by Dandelion 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Most of Britain uses a word which many other respondents have spelled "tarrar"
This is an amalgamation and corruption of "ta ta" which means goodbye.
When spoken quickly the T in the middle of the two words becomes almost a Double R.
It is most commonly heard in the Midlands and North of England.
I have heard Cheerio only in old British Films, any US film that includes supposedly British English and spoken by people over the age of 50.
Cheerio,
Glen
2007-12-06 05:50:37 · answer #1 · answered by Glen 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i use it all the time in place of 'bye'. i don't know anyone else who does though.i think it's a pretty old english word. i'm not posh in any way though, i just think it's a funny word.
we also have cereal called cheerios,it sucks.
2007-12-06 14:20:18 · answer #2 · answered by toastxcore 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My 19 year old son says "Cheerio". It has an ironic ring to it, though.
2007-12-06 13:27:45 · answer #3 · answered by Andrew L 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, I thought it was a cereal, and I'm not a guy. We don't use it because we have our own words/dialect. I'm from Birmingham and I say either bye or tara depending on who I'm talking to. If it's professional it's bye. If it's friends/family then it's tara.
2007-12-06 13:27:14 · answer #4 · answered by Eeyore 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a citizen from England and that word is rarely used. I have heard it before but not often.
2007-12-06 13:19:39 · answer #5 · answered by Dark Wolf 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, once in a while, because I get bored with seeya. And sometimes I say TTFN to see if the other person knows what it is (if they're over 40 they do).
2007-12-06 17:48:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah - like "I just dropped a cheerio out of my bowl and its gone down my top".
2007-12-06 13:18:45 · answer #7 · answered by mouseless 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I've come to think of that word as a 'generational thing' i.e. people of a certain age or social standing might say it
2007-12-06 17:27:06 · answer #8 · answered by captbullshot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi no never, I have never said it and I dont think Ive never heard of anyone saying it when they say bye lol
I have said it as it is the name of a cereal but not in the way it was used ages ago. We say ''see you soon'', '' bye bye'' ''see you later'' , Tara'', ''catch ya later'' etc
2007-12-06 13:27:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard it used on a few occasions, but personally no I dont. You wouldn't be looked at weird or anything if you used that word.
2007-12-06 13:21:23 · answer #10 · answered by daisydoormouse 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋