Nane The Waur Furra Hingin’?
A lot of people think Gaelic is Scotland’s native language, and it is…
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…for some thousands of Highlanders and Islanders.
ooo
But in the central and southern parts of the country, Lallans, Old Scots, was spoken everywhere. .
Not that different from Olde English…
..
.
…though linguists will jump on that, for there are significant distinctions.
Yet Lallans lingers on and, still comprehensible, has a certain resonance, as with..
Nane The Waur Furra Hingin’
which, as I’ve explained previously –Ayo, Malaysia – Hang ‘Em High! And Ignore UK Sticky-Beaks! – simply means what the old judge said about a convicted criminal, who’d be…
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‘None the worse for a hanging!’.
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And here’s a scumbag….
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Jaswant Singh Chail
A man who arrived at Windsor Castle armed with a crossbow and told a protection officer “I am here to kill the Queen” has pleaded guilty to a charge under the Treason Act
…who fits that bill.
PS If you read the linked report, you’ll see how his racialised hang-ups about the British Empire played a part.
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