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ttmto

21 jul 2020

Japonés

Inglés (US)
Inglés (UK)

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dongelev85

21 jul 2020

Inglés (US)

My grandmother, who lives in northern England, told me that my grandfather went grocery shopping and somehow lost the ham he bought, so he told my grandmother that he wanted to go back to the store and ask if anyone had brought them a lost ham. I thought this was funny, because people might do that if they found a lost phone, but not if they found a lost ham.

(it sounds like he bought a whole ham, not just some slices of ham.)

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COASTBC

21 jul 2020

Inglés (US)
Inglés (UK)

The grammar is not great. Essentially their grandpa lost a ham he had bought, on his way home from the store. Grandpa suggested that he should return to the store and see if someone found the ham and gave it to the store for the lost and found collection. The speaker knows that wouldn't happen and finds it funny that grandpa thinks it could. They reinforce it with the phone reference. A lost ham and a lost phone are not the same at all. The reference to crying is crying from laughter, they find the whole situation very amusing.

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ttmto

21 jul 2020

Japonés

I see! Thank you both!
But what does "pet" mean?

mackenziepolseno

21 jul 2020

Inglés (US)

when you find something at the store (like someones phone) the polite thing is to bring it to the front desk. the grandfather wanted to check the front desk to see if someone had returned his lost ham

dongelev85

21 jul 2020

Inglés (US)

@ttmto Sometimes it's an affectionate nickname for a loved one, especially in the UK.

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COASTBC

21 jul 2020

Inglés (US)
Inglés (UK)

@ttmto "But" would fit the sentence and in a severe accent, they could sound kind of close. Looking at my keyboard and the proximity of those letters to each other, it's unlikely to be a simple typing error, so my guess is slang for but or mimicking grandpa's accent and the way he says but.

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COASTBC

21 jul 2020

Inglés (US)
Inglés (UK)

@ttmto Nevermind my last answer. @dongelev85 has the correct context.

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ttmto

21 jul 2020

Japonés

I fully understand! Thank you all!

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i am crying
my northern nana just told me that my grandad did a food shop and came home and he’d “lost” the ham
so he said “eeeh pet maybe a should go back and ask if anybody has handed any ham in?”
like,, it’s not a phone ahahahah
https://twitter.com/heartstarlet/status/1240243927262920709

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