From: "Helen Clare" <[log in to unmask]>
> In Manchester when I was growing up (in the 70s/80s) we had the nound
> Men'lar, (pronounced with some gusto) to refer to anyone (usually male I
> think) whose behaviour was dangerously unpredictable.
> Helen
This is the closest yet to my own (Glasgow, sixties) sense of the word --
thanks, Helen!!
Anyone have any idea how we could pass this stuff on to Oxford? Maybe
they'd like to know ...
Robin Hamilton
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