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===============================================<br></font></div><font size="2"><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">From: </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="gI"><span class="gD" style="color: rgb(121, 6, 25);">jmtait</span> <span class="go"><<a href="mailto:jmtait@wirhoose.co.uk">jmtait@wirhoose.co.uk</a>></span></span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Subject: </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="gI">LL-L "Names" 2010.03.17 (06) [EN]</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
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Mark Dreyer wrote:<br><br>
You say the word 'Sheltie' usually refers to a Shetland Pony, and
perhaps a Shetland Sheepdog. Well, what does it unusually refer to? I
ask because Robertson, in his book 'Of Whales & Men' calls the
Shetland Islanders on board 'Shelties' & not in mockery, scorn or
contempt. These men had his heartiest respect, as with his shipmates. He
is not my only reference, in case you want me to annotate them.</font>
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Well, people from Shetland are not normally referred to as 'Shelties'.
If it's from a book about whaling, it sounds like it was a slang
description of Shetlanders used on merchant ships. I can imagine it
being used in this context (similar to schoolchildren's usage) but it's
certainly not widespread or usual.</span></font><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="im"><font size="2"><br></font>
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As for your kin to the South, there is Scotland, Scot, Scottish, Scotch
& Scots, to say nothing of Scottie. Ringinging the changes brings
you the Land, the broth, the porrige, the children's game, the sweet,
deerhound, terrier, wiskey among much besides, & not the least, the
man. Is the People brought into contempt by association with all the
rest? Is mine? I think not. Can you(singular) not carry this across to
your fellows? It's worth a try.<br></font>
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The adjectives associated with Scotland are very complicated!</span></font><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="im"><font size="2"><br><br></font>
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I have a married-on cousin surnamed Tait.<br></font>
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Oh dear! My sincerest commiserations!</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
(BTW, Tait is a fossilised Norse nickname, from Teitr meaning 'merry.'
If you knew me you would realise how ridiculous that is!)</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
John M Tait. </span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"></font>
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