I have noticed of late that British English speakers add a diminutive "ie" to common words, I suppose to give them a more colloquial feel. Two have showed up in the forums as of late.
Here are the (very) few that I know.
ciggie = cigarettes
biccies = biscuits (cookies or tea biscuits for us AE folk)
pressie = presents (as in, birthday)
sammie = sandwich
Does anyone know the (approximate) origin of this? What other common words are "ie" added to?
Here are the (very) few that I know.
ciggie = cigarettes
biccies = biscuits (cookies or tea biscuits for us AE folk)
pressie = presents (as in, birthday)
sammie = sandwich
Does anyone know the (approximate) origin of this? What other common words are "ie" added to?