LL-L: "Nicknames" LOWLANDS-L, 02.JUN.2001 (01) [E]

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From: Colin Wilson <lcwilson at starmail.com>
Subject: LL-L: "Nicknames" LOWLANDS-L, 01.JUN.2001 (02) [E]

At 20:30 01/06/01, Sandy Fleming wrote:

>So we have "Nobby Clark" and "Sticky Sharples", but I can't
>think of any other examples of this phenomenon. Does it
>occur outside of England at all, and does it occur in other
>Lowlands languages? Can anyone offer any examples, either
>in English or any other Lowlands languages? I can't think
>of any examples of anything like this in Scots.

My father is old enough to have done National Service (compulsory
service in the British armed forces, long abolished) and I remember
him telling me that, in his army regiment, men named "Wilson" were
known as "Tug".

The personal connection there is obvious. However, I've also heard
him referring to a certain man as "Curly MacKay", and although I've
never thought much about why, it can't be because of the texture
of his hair. I don't think it's sarcasm either. Maybe I'll ask him
sometime if this is something similar to "Tug Wilson".

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                               the barra wadna row its lane
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