Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id RAA04262 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Tue, 21 Nov 2000 17:41:06 GMT Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 16:09:24 +0000 To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: Re: FW: NOTICE OF REVOCATION OF INDEPENDENCE Message-ID: <20001121160924.B563@reborntechnology.co.uk> References: <2D1C159B783DD211808A006008062D3101745B25@inchna.stir.ac.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <2D1C159B783DD211808A006008062D3101745B25@inchna.stir.ac.uk>; from v.p.campbell@stir.ac.uk on Tue, Nov 21, 2000 at 12:09:32PM -0000 From: Robin Faichney <robin@reborntechnology.co.uk> Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
On Tue, Nov 21, 2000 at 12:09:32PM -0000, Vincent Campbell wrote:
> For
> example, Scots use the word 'outwith', roughly meaning the same as outside
> (so, e.g. 'this shop is closed outwith the hours of 6pm...),
I don't particularly remember hearing the word in the context of time.
I think physical location is more usual. Eg, the village lies outwith
the designated area. I'm convinced the word does have a slightly
different connotation than "outside", but I haven't yet managed to put
that difference into words...
> and they have
> this phrase, which west coast and east coast scots have disagreed about when
> I've asked them, regarding the time. People say things like 'I'll meet you
> at the back of six', which I'm not sure whether that means just before 6
> o'clock, or just after, and how long before/after it means.
Take my word for it, as a Scot, it means just after. One "slang" word
that Scots definately _do_ disagree on, is "flog". To me, and many
others, it means "sell", but some (to me, stupid) people insist on using
it to mean "steal".
"Outwith" is not slang, by the way -- it's far too well established to
fall into that category.
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