chekkiefortyfeet .... centipede ( i think, and not sure of the spelling!)
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Caithness slang word's or phrase's
How many can we all come up with, of the top of our head's, without looking at the book's ?
Not all chillies are hot but do not be deceived
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chekkiefortyfeet .... centipede ( i think, and not sure of the spelling!)
it's a sair fecht
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scorrie, means seagull, but i think that's quite an obvious one.
I Was Born Brilliant; Education Ruined Me
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sore bouwg - sore belly
ganzie - jumper
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May Gobs - Heavy showers of rain blown in on a north wind. (in May)
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never cast a cloot till may's oot - dont take yer jumpers/jackets off till may is out
The man who views the world at fifty,
the same as he did at twenty,
has wasted thirty years of his life.
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Oxters - hate that word, it is soooo discritpive lol
Some people are like Slinkies. They're really good for nothing. But they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.
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Do you really know what "oxters" means?
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If I said " I was up to my oxters in it" could you say what I was on about?
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Also the saying never cast a clout until "the" May is out, refers to the flowers of the May bush
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Nothing to do with the month of May!
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It's also said in N.Ireland and England so doesn't appear to be Caithness slang although it could of course have orginated here!
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Oxters refers to armpits, may be totally wrong here but I think it comes from mining folk. My grandfather was a miner (coal) and it was an expression often used by himself.
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If I didn't know what it meant I woudnae have included it lolOriginally Posted by goldenguernsey
Some people are like Slinkies. They're really good for nothing. But they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.
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twinkle twinkle little dowg
lie on yer back an i'll pat yer bowg
it's a sair fecht
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Chillie - your grammar is terrible. You don't use an apostrophe with a plural. The apostrophe is supposed to denote possession. It winds me up that. Why do so many people use an apostrophe with plurals? We were all taught this at school, so why have people started doing it all the time now?
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I'll gie ye a lickin
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Your post has wound me upwhat's it to you Mr mike mcperfect
Who else are going to insult today?
PM me in future if you have a problem with me.
And another thing go strum your guitar and have an arguement with a cucumber.lol
Last edited by Chillie; 15-May-06 at 15:08.
Not all chillies are hot but do not be deceived
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And who are you referring to here then.?
Not all chillies are hot but do not be deceived
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Oh dear - just what I was thinking but didn't dare say. Is this overuse of apostrophes because people have been told off for not using them so do it just to be on the safe side? Don't know but it certainly makes more work for fingers. It's a bit like using "me" instead of "I". So many people used to say "me" when they meant "I" that now it's more common to hear "I" when it should be "me". You say we were all taught grammar at school but I think that's just it - for so long it has been considered repressive to correct mistakes (damages creativity) that it's amazing anyone can spell, punctuate etc.
This is going right off thread (and probably been done to death elsewhere) but it's my belief that all this has nothing to do with intelligence but more with wanting to get things right. I know far more intelligent people than me who cannot spell or punctuate. I just like things right which is why, like you, I find all these apostrophes soooo annoying - and I am not in the least creative
The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
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