LL-L "Games" 2004.08.26 (03) [E/S]

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From: Sandy Fleming <sandy at scotstext.org>
Subject: "Games" [E/S]

> From: Thomas <t.mcrae at uq.net.au>
> Subject: LL-L "Terminology" 2004.08.25 (13) [E/LS/S]
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> Sometimes we'd yaise a richt auld yin that wiz aw noansense.
>
> "Eeenty Teenty Hinnery Minnery
> Bob tae Leery Hover Dover

This isna aathegither nonsense - it's a thrawn-aboot vairsion o the auld
Brythonic numbers coontin fae ane up tae ten. Sae it's geyan a auld wey o
coontin richt eneuch!

See a tait mair anent this bi masel in the airchives at:

http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0203E&L=lowlands-l&P=R378

This isn't exactly nonsense - it's actually a garbled form of the ancient
Brythonic numbers counting up from one to ten. So it's a very old counting
method indeed!

See a bit more about this by me in the archives at:

http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0203E&L=lowlands-l&P=R378

Sandy
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