Pedants' corner
upinaballoon · 07/03/2023 19:58
Oh, you pull the damper out
And you push the damper in
And the smoke goes up the chimney just the same.
Am I the only person in the world who can remember singing that as a child?
I might not have the words quite correct.
The chorus was something like: We were only playing leapfrog, we were only playing leapfrog, we were only playing leapfrog, and the smoke went up the chimney just the same.
The washing was damper when it came in than it was when I put it out.
He put a bit of a dampener on the party when he made that sharp remark.
crispinglovershighkick · 07/03/2023 21:12
I guess it can be used to describe something that's less dry than something else but I've never heard it used that way!
I had only ever heard/read the phrase 'put a damper on' until recently when I've seen it written as 'dampener' and I wasn't sure if it was a regional thing.
To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.