Nuptuals and royals

[nq:1]Is Alf Garnett responsible for both of these?[/nq]
Um. Both of what?
[nq:1] Paul My Lake District walking site (updated 29th September 2003): http://paulrooney.netfirms.com Please sponsor me for the London Marathon at:

[nq:2]Is Alf Garnett responsible for both of these?[/nq]
[nq:1]Um. Both of what?[/nq]
Isn't it obvious? The use of 'nuptuals' for 'nuptials' and 'royals' for 'royalty'. These were favourites of his (note for foreigners, 'of his' is not the same as 'his's').
Were they in use before he made them famous?
[nq:2] Paul My Lake District walking site (updated 29th September 2003):

[nq:2]Um. Both of what?[/nq]
[nq:1]Isn't it obvious? The use of 'nuptuals' for 'nuptials' and 'royals' for 'royalty'. These were favourites of his (note for foreigners, 'of his' is not the same as 'his's'). Were they in use before he made them famous?[/nq]
Oops. Sorry. I was too dense this time. But, yes they were in use BAG.
[nq:2]Are you testing us? I suggest a quid-pro-quo: You lear

[nq:1]Again I issue an oops. I've learned to interpret bad spelling in aue subjectlines as being unwitting rather than witty.[/nq]
[nq:2] Paul My Lake District walking site (updated 29th September 2003): http://paulrooney.netfirms.com Please sponsor me for the London Marathon at:

[nq:1]Is Alf Garnett responsible for both of these?[/nq]
Dunno about "nuptual", but I expect that originated transpondially. The colloquial use of "royal" as a noun for a royal personage has been with us for a quartomillennium
Matti