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**Posted by StillSherLocked** January 8, 2014 7:14 am

So as Sherlock gets his coat back... he turns to Mycroft and says "Blood"
??? any idea what the reference is???
Driving me crazy
Thanks in advace

**Posted by stoertebeker** January 8, 2014 7:17 am

In the subtitles of the episode the word was blud. My favorite online dictionary says it means brother. Is that right?

**Posted by besleybean** January 8, 2014 7:26 am

I'm pretty sure it's ' blood'...but I wasn't sure why...

**Posted by Jacco111** January 8, 2014 7:40 am

http://nl.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=blud

**Posted by gently69** January 8, 2014 7:41 am

I also read "blud" in subtitles. And also find the explanation brother. Seems to be colloquial.

**Posted by StillSherLocked** January 8, 2014 7:42 am

stoertebeker wrote:
In the subtitles of the episode the word was blud. My favorite online dictionary says it means brother. Is that right?

OK, so if it's Blud (brother).... that's not much in character for what he would say..... would it???

**Posted by gently69** January 8, 2014 7:45 am

StillSherLocked wrote:
stoertebeker wrote:
In the subtitles of the episode the word was blud. My favorite online dictionary says it means brother. Is that right?
OK, so if it's Blud (brother).... that's not much in character for what he would say..... would it???

I don't think it's a really polite form of brother. Won't say it's out of character then.

**Posted by Jacco111** January 8, 2014 7:48 am

But why would he say 'blood'? Because there is blood on the coat?

**Posted by gently69** January 8, 2014 7:52 am

If you are a non native speaker and don't know all vocabulary you think of "blood" first. Well, I did. Needed the subtitles to recover the real meaning.

**Posted by StillSherLocked** January 8, 2014 8:04 am

"There is no code" Sherlock Doofus..... You're ordinary.......

**Posted by Wholocked** January 8, 2014 8:11 am

Yeah I've never understood that either. Maybe if I tweet Mark Gatiss he'll answer it.

ETA: Tweet is out there...

Last edited by Wholocked (January 8, 2014 8:12 am)

**Posted by SherlockShanghai** January 8, 2014 8:21 am

Blood. Meaning brother. Like in the south they say what up blood. Meaning brother.

**Posted by Wholocked** January 8, 2014 8:23 am

SherlockShanghai wrote:
Blood. Meaning brother. Like in the south they say what up blood. Meaning brother.

Maybe. But they don't say that in England.

**Posted by gently69** January 8, 2014 8:24 am

Subtitles said "blud". They really did.

**Posted by StillSherLocked** January 8, 2014 8:32 am

gently69 wrote:
Subtitles said "blud". They really did.

Not sure who's subtitles... the subtitles on netflix have all kinds of wrong words.... oh brother... some are just shtupid.

Any place online to see the script??? It's after debute, so it could be out there? available??

**Posted by Marva** January 8, 2014 8:34 am

StillSherLocked wrote:
gently69 wrote:
Subtitles said "blud". They really did.
Not sure who's subtitles... the subtitles on netflix have all kinds of wrong words.... oh brother... some are just shtupid.

Any place online to see the script??? It's after debute, so it could be out there? available??

On iplayer, the official BBC streaming portal, they have subtitles and it says "blud".

**Posted by Ozma** January 8, 2014 8:40 am

Wholocked wrote:
SherlockShanghai wrote:
Blood. Meaning brother. Like in the south they say what up blood. Meaning brother.
Maybe. But they don't say that in England.

yes they do. It's 'ghetto slang', a bit like when Sherlock shouted 'laters!' to Mycroft as they were leaving Buckingham Palace

It does mean brother, but people use it in the meaning of 'friend', like you would say 'mate'. Upper class people don't use it, it's colloquial and more belonging to youngsters - possibly from South - South East London. I have heard it being used by some friends of mine. I might have even used it myself as a joke

I think it's just Sherlock trying to be funny and wind Mycroft up as usual.

**Posted by gently69** January 8, 2014 8:45 am

Ozma wrote:
I think it's just Sherlock trying to be funny and wind Mycroft up as usual.

Yeah, just what I thought too.

**Posted by StillSherLocked** January 8, 2014 8:47 am

Thank you everybody... I think that you have answered it.
I thought it was odd... but being the "Yank" that I am... sometimes I'm at a disadvantage.
Cheers!

**Posted by Mattlocked** January 8, 2014 9:09 am

He actually stressed the word a bit too much imo. So I think it was slightly ironic again. Just like "brother dear". ;-)