LL-L: "Names" LOWLANDS-L, 22.JAN.2000 (02) [E/S]

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From: Colin Wilson [lcwilson at iee.org]
Subject: LL-L: "Language politics" LOWLANDS-L, 21.JAN.2000 (01) [E]

At 08:06 21/01/00 -0800, Ian James Parsley wraet:
>I can't disagree with anything you say re. the Scots signage, not least
having
>just returned from Scotland where I noticed a motorway service station south
>of Glasgow had put up bi-lingual signs.

It hid?? Thon's byordinar - whaur aboot wis it, jist? A'm gaun tae
hae tae gang an see this for masel!

Colin Wilson.

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Colin Wilson                   the barra wadna row its lane
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