(...) Very much Murkan! "Ah lerv yew" roughly translates as "Oi luvs ya" in Strine. Or even "Gimme anuva tinnie, darl". ROSCO (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
(...) "Lerv" was first used onscreen (I believe) in Annie Hall, though it may have been spelled lurv. Dave! (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)