Your job sounds fab, Topbird! It's fascinating finding the differences & similarities in languages - we liked the fact that the Swedish for "young children" (seen on a bus sign) looked like "small bairns". (We lived in Geordieland at the time!)
Finnish is a bit of a b***** though, doesn't seem to be related to any other language (except perhaps Hungarian). Easy to pronounce - useful cos I sing in it - because it's phonetic, but looking at the words doesn't give much of a clue as to the meaning.
Have a lovely day off, Wonky!
Better go & do something useful. Too cold to plant out courgettes - think I'm going to have to tackle the cat hair under the spare bed...
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
Muddle-up, i was in Lhanbryde near Elgin for a wedding. We were in a pub all kilted up ready to go having a wee drinky before going when an old boy said we were a fine looking bunch o Loons The barman explained that loons was local for lads/men. It was an interesting wedding
Joyce it means it's a sore fight for a small amount of food. In days gone by some farm workers were paid in lodgings and food and if they were lucky ale or whisky. They moved from farm to farm doing sheep sheering or harvesting.
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Beautiful isn't it Lantana?
Morning all!
Your job sounds fab, Topbird! It's fascinating finding the differences & similarities in languages - we liked the fact that the Swedish for "young children" (seen on a bus sign) looked like "small bairns". (We lived in Geordieland at the time!)
Finnish is a bit of a b***** though, doesn't seem to be related to any other language (except perhaps Hungarian). Easy to pronounce - useful cos I sing in it - because it's phonetic, but looking at the words doesn't give much of a clue as to the meaning.
Have a lovely day off, Wonky!
Better go & do something useful. Too cold to plant out courgettes - think I'm going to have to tackle the cat hair under the spare bed...
I love the fact that "frying pan" comes up in a lot of 16C wills
My favourite saying is from Aberdeen " It's a sair fecht for a pikle scran"
Muddle-up, i was in Lhanbryde near Elgin for a wedding. We were in a pub all kilted up ready to go having a wee drinky before going when an old boy said we were a fine looking bunch o Loons
The barman explained that loons was local for lads/men. It was an interesting wedding 
Bushman, life's a sair fecht when you're scunnered
Muddle -up i'm braw lassie braw. Joyce as long as yer lums reekin ye hae nae worries. Much more i'll be full on Harry Lauder
A pickle is a small amount but not sure re scran. . . I've heard it used referring to food but it may mean money. Bushman will enlighten us.
Joyce it means it's a sore fight for a small amount of food. In days gone by some farm workers were paid in lodgings and food and if they were lucky ale or whisky. They moved from farm to farm doing sheep sheering or harvesting.
I don't know which part of the North "scran" originated in - I've heard it in the NE and also here on the Yorkshire/Lancashire border.