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Are the differences regional? I'm from the home counties (Dunstable) and
have always used 'settle' - is there anyone else from Beds who uses

settle?


I'm from Surrey and would use "settle".
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It used to "settle" when I lived in Essex but I am now in Bristol where it
"pitches" - on the rare occasions we get any snow that is.

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Whilst at school in Devon, snow was said to "pitch" if it was settling...

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"John Hall" wrote in message
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In article ,
cupra writes:
Are the differences regional? I'm from the home counties (Dunstable) and
have always used 'settle' - is there anyone else from Beds who uses
settle?


I'm from Surrey and would use "settle".
--
John Hall
"Banking was conceived in iniquity and born in sin"

Sir Josiah Stamp, a former president of the Bank of England



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Whilst at school in Devon, snow was said to "pitch" if it was settling...

CK
"John Hall" wrote in message
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In article ,
cupra writes:
Are the differences regional? I'm from the home counties (Dunstable) and
have always used 'settle' - is there anyone else from Beds who uses
settle?


I'm from Surrey and would use "settle".
--
John Hall
"Banking was conceived in iniquity and born in sin"

Sir Josiah Stamp, a former president of the Bank of England



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Whilst at school in Devon, snow was said to "pitch" if it was settling...

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"John Hall" wrote in message
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In article ,
cupra writes:
Are the differences regional? I'm from the home counties (Dunstable) and
have always used 'settle' - is there anyone else from Beds who uses
settle?


I'm from Surrey and would use "settle".
--
John Hall
"Banking was conceived in iniquity and born in sin"

Sir Josiah Stamp, a former president of the Bank of England



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Whilst at school in Devon, snow was said to "pitch" if it was settling...

CK
"John Hall" wrote in message
...
In article ,
cupra writes:
Are the differences regional? I'm from the home counties (Dunstable) and
have always used 'settle' - is there anyone else from Beds who uses
settle?


I'm from Surrey and would use "settle".
--
John Hall
"Banking was conceived in iniquity and born in sin"

Sir Josiah Stamp, a former president of the Bank of England





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It used to "settle" when I lived in Essex but I am now in Bristol where it
"pitches" - on the rare occasions we get any snow that is.

John



When was a girl in Geordieland, snow used to settle and lie.

Cheers.


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"John E" wrote in message
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It used to "settle" when I lived in Essex but I am now in Bristol where it
"pitches" - on the rare occasions we get any snow that is.

John



When was a girl in Geordieland, snow used to settle and lie.

Cheers.


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"John E" wrote in message
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It used to "settle" when I lived in Essex but I am now in Bristol where it
"pitches" - on the rare occasions we get any snow that is.

John



When was a girl in Geordieland, snow used to settle and lie.

Cheers.


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"John E" wrote in message
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It used to "settle" when I lived in Essex but I am now in Bristol where it
"pitches" - on the rare occasions we get any snow that is.

John



When was a girl in Geordieland, snow used to settle and lie.

Cheers.


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"John E" wrote in message
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"John Hall" wrote in message
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In article ,
cupra writes:
Are the differences regional? I'm from the home counties (Dunstable)

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have always used 'settle' - is there anyone else from Beds who uses

settle?


I'm from Surrey and would use "settle".
--
John Hall
"Banking was conceived in iniquity and born in sin"

Sir Josiah Stamp, a former president of the Bank of England


It used to "settle" when I lived in Essex but I am now in Bristol where it
"pitches" - on the rare occasions we get any snow that is.

John



I mostly say settle, though I've heard people around these parts say stick.

Joe
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