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General Slang
by here
· phrase · welsh
Right here — Welsh English's way of pointing without lifting a finger.
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Welsh English for 'right here, in this spot.' Pairs with 'by there' for 'over there.' Comes from a direct lift of Welsh syntax ('fan hyn' / 'fan yna' — the place here / the place there). Sounds redundant to outsiders, sounds completely normal in Cardiff, Swansea, or anywhere west of the Severn.
“Put the kettle by here, love, the plug's closer.”
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by here In A Sentence
Put the kettle by here, love, the plug's closer.
Origin & Usage
Calque from Welsh 'fan hyn' (this place), carried into local English.
People Also Ask
Is 'by here' grammatically wrong?
Not in Wales. It's standard Welsh English, mapped straight off the Welsh phrase 'fan hyn.'
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