Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
Bulbs => Galanthus => Topic started by: Anthony Darby on October 01, 2014, 11:38:00 AM
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Oh, the autumn season starts very slowly in the Scotch forum.
But why? Nobody likes G peshmenii in UK?
Scotch? ;)
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Scotch? ;)
Ah, the English language causing more problems!
Anthony's wink ;) is because in Scotland only Whisky and Tomatoes are traditionally called "Scotch" - the people are Scots, this forum, while truly international, might, having its base in Scotland, be called a Scots forum - or a Scottish Forum - what can I tell you, Hagen - our language is full of such traps for innocents abroad!
Think of how we can say dough, rough and bough...... ( doh, ruff and bow !) ;D ;D We're a crazy gang, for sure!
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because in Scotland only Whisky and Tomatoes are traditionally called "Scotch"
Eggs, pancakes, tape, broth and bonnet also spring to mind.
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Well, yes, Alan - but it was others who gave those things the name, not Scots - I think we traditionally only acknowledge the whisky and tomatoes since we produce quite a lot of them for sale!
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Hop too.
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Hop too.
I give up.
So much for helping Hagen understand what Anthony was on about..... :-\
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Ooops missed your posted just seconds before. Where's the blush smiley?
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Scotch eggs were invented in London by Fortnum and Mason.
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Scotch eggs were invented in London by Fortnum and Mason.
Not sure that I like the sound of a Manchester egg :-\
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_egg#Regional_variations (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_egg#Regional_variations)
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Scotch eggs were invented in London by Fortnum and Mason.
I'm not surprised you knew that, Ralph - I believe they go quite well with a good pint?
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True, but I am more likely to consume one as a walking lunch, preferably on top of a Munro.
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We have Scotch fillet steak here, but it's rib eye by another name.
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The RHS Index of Garden Plants lists Scotch Asphodel, Scotch-Attorney, Scotch Broom, Scotch Heather, Scotch Laburnum, Scotch Marigold, Scotch Moss, Scotch Rose and Scotch Thistle, Also Scot Lovage, Scots Lovage, Scots Heather, Scots Pine, Scottish Flame Flower, and Scottish Maple!
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Goodness me- it's horrifying how many uses there are in English of a word that is so seldom used by the Scots themselves. I'd like, once more, to scotch the rumour that Scots are in the habit of using such terms!
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Goodness me- it's horrifying how many uses there are in English of a word that is so seldom used by the Scots themselves. I'd like, once more, to scotch the rumour that Scots are in the habit of using such terms!
Good one!
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Can not stand scotch eggs :-X ewwwwww
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Goodness me- it's horrifying how many uses there are in English of a word that is so seldom used by the Scots themselves. I'd like, once more, to scotch the rumour that Scots are in the habit of using such terms!
Quite so. At school in Stirling we called the game of "Hop Scotch" peever, because the shoe tin filled with gravel used was called a peever.
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Quite so. At school in Stirling we called the game of "Hop Scotch" peever, because the shoe tin filled with gravel used was called a peever.
In Fife it goes by the name of Pauldies and in its original Pictish form was played with Roman heads.
(Rumour has it that late on a Saturday night the lost IXth can still be seen staggering about the High Street in Cowdenbeath!). :o
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In Fife it goes by the name of Pauldies and in its original Pictish form was played with Roman heads.
(Rumour has it that late on a Saturday night the lost IXth can still be seen staggering about the High Street in Cowdenbeath!). :o
Headless? Or just legless?
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And while we are on this subject; we all know that Scotch is whisky. Except in Belgium, where it is beer!
From Wikipedia: "These sweet, heavy-bodied brown ales represent a style which originated in the British Isles. The Caledonian theme is usually heavily emphasized with tartan and thistles appearing on labels. Examples include Gordon's, Scotch de Silly and Achouffe McChouffe".
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Scotch maybe whisky to the rest of the world, but you wouldn't call it that in Scotland.
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The 'Usage' section here http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/Scottish#Scottish__11 (http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/Scottish#Scottish__11) has a a good explanation of what word to use - but if unsure then "Scottish" is undoubtedly the safest bet, as in Scottish Rock Garden Club, for example. I was interested to read that Robert Burns and Walter Scott were happy to use the term Scotch so the modern aversion to the term is not a long-established tradition.