The Scottish don't say the phrase "all the way". As in, "Go all the way around the block to get to the park." And they don't have the measuring unit of a block either, but that's not why I've assembled you. It's about "all the way". What they say instead is "right the way".
Every time I hear it, it makes me smile at it's silliness: "Go right the way around." It sounds a bit like a spoonerism. It sounds quaint. It sounds... foreign. But I still say it.
Look, I'd like to tell you more about myself, but I really hate these kinds of things. It seems really conceited if I go on about myself in anyway -- obviously loathed to do it. But then I think, "Maybe someone gives a shit."
Walt Whitman wrote in Leaves of Grass: "Do I contradict myself? Fine, I contract myself. I'm large and I contain multitudes." I always thought that Walt wasn't the only one. And anyway, if you want to know more about me, read the blogs.
Hey, there are LOADS of cool things further down the page! Just scroll down.
Would you move thousands of miles away from everyone and everything that you knew and held dear to be with the one you loved? Man... that was a STUPID thing I did.
Scupper to prevent; to ruin
He was hoping to go to see the football this weekend, but his plans were scuppered when his wife said he had to look after the children.
Suss to figure out
She soon sussed out who was the boss in that relationship.
Moreish so good that it makes you want more
Mmm, those cookies are certainly moreish -- I'll have another.
Stablisers training wheels
I think I'll put the stablisers back on her bike, as she completely fell over when she tried to ride today.
Jakey a bum, a whino; a person who prefers to spend their day getting drunk
His mum's a big jakey -- I saw her with a bottle of Buckie in Hunter's Square this morning.
Seedy a "pre-sick" feeling; the run-down feeling you have before you really get hit with sickness
Ugh, I'm feeling a bit seedy today, my throat hurts. I just know I'm going to get this cold that's going around.
Bolshie pushy
She's really bolshie when she wants to get her way.
Scooby clue, idea (Cockney rhyme: Scooby Doo = clue)
And when he got to the parallel parking bit of his driving test, he didn't have a scooby.
Munter an ugly woman
Man, I can't believe he's dating that munter!
Mocket dirty
I'm right mocket after clearing up that dirty cellar.
Spitting drizzling, sprinkling; light rain
Bring the clothes in off the line. It might be spitting now, but it's gonna get worse.
Yappashite a person who talks too much; a person who talks junk all the time
That boy, what a yappashite. Talk, talk, talk.
Haar fog; sea mist particular to the east coast of Scotland
You can barely see outside for all the haar.
Lead (1) an extension cord Move that CD player over there... and pick up the lead so it doesn't drag.; (2) a pet's leash You'll need to put Rex on the lead if you're takin' him a walk.
Ken (1) to know or understand You cannae ken this game. (2)int. you know He's a total boozer, so he could never work here, ken?
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