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> Alan Hyslop claims to be a Glaswegian because he knows about 'boak'
> this is kid's stuff. 2 more questions before he is accepted
> 1 what happens to a Glasgow woman when she 'takes bad'?
> 2 what happens to a wound when it 'beels'?
>
> mickey Seltzer
> Bridgeto Health centre
>
> ps answers with cheques to the above address
OK. I give in. So aggressive, these Glasgow folk. But I'll make a
guess (no cheque. I am after all Scottish): takes bad = menstruation,
beels = leaks.
To show how effete and east coast I am, here's some Edinburgh vernacular.
Doc: What contraception do you use?
Patient: I get off the train at Haymarket.
(Haymarket being the station before Waverly, the more usual climax of a
journey to Edinburgh)
A mate of mine told this story when giving a talk to illustrate the size
of the task facing Read code synonyms. He claims someone in the audience
from Portsmouth or somewhere said the same vernacular was used down
there, albeit with different stations.
Alan Hyslop
Computing & IT Strategy
Management Executive, NHS in Scotland.
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