Proverb/saying

[rainbowsage]

I.L.M.A.M.
any answers appreciated with thanks

[Sam1960]

Long Shot........
Could there be a blunder at the start of this ?
Because the L.M.A.M is the last four words of.....
many a "Little Makes a Mickle"

[grasscarp]

I thought it was there's many a mickle makes a muckle.

[Sam1960]

so did I grasscarp, looked it up and it mentions "mickle & muckle"
like I said........ it is a long shot

[quinie]

Hi,Sam, there's a proverb "many a mickle makes a muckle"

[grasscarp]

there is a variant in Scottish English
"many a little makes a mickle".
so you could have it Sam
I have wasted too long in last few days pondering this

[scorpiojo]

Jo learns two more Scottish words :)

[Sam1960]

don't know how to do links....
but if you google "little makes a mickle" it takes you to the saying

[grasscarp]

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/many-a-little-makes-a-mickle.html
To paste a link Sam just highlight, right click and copy the URL Then paste it for which I usually used Control V.

[quinie]

I see there's a saying "Many a little makes a mickle" so it looks like you're right if the setter has forgotten the first m

[Sam1960]

thanks grasscarp :)

[quinie]

Yes,Jo,you'll soon be bilingual lol.Saying that I think you probably speak another language already?

[scorpiojo]

Lol! Don't know any Scottish swear words yet....

[Mojo-Jo-Jo]

Ahh dee ;)

[Sam1960]

I can help you there jo lol x

[quinie]

Sorry,can't help you there,Jo.Don't know any Scots swear words-just swear in English! Perhaps Wharton knows a few ??

[scorpiojo]

Thanks Sam x
Are you sure you don't, quinie? Lol. Bet he does lol

[quinie]

Jo,have a look at jeffa's comment in sunny-dave's thread on ChatterBank

[scorpiojo]

LOL! Thank you, quinie :)
(Sorry for interrupting your thread, rainbowsage)

[quinie]

Apologies from me too,rainbowsage.