Where "down" is in Old England

[Paul Johnston]

Ye gang doon dere as weel, tae baith places.

Paul Johnston
On Aug 13, 2010, at 4:36 PM, Joel S. Berson wrote:

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> At 8/13/2010 03:14 PM, Laurence Horn wrote:
>> At least for Edinburgh, since it's the capital, I imagine the
>> Shetlander (or Sheltie, depending on the species) would go "up to
>> Edinburgh" just as the Liverpudlian would go "up to London".
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> And so do I imagine, but do we have evidence?  And what about a
> non-capital, such as Glasgow?  Or Aberdeen?
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> Joel
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