Where "down" is in Old England

[Robin Hamilton]

> They "gang doon sooth".  And they feel they're part of Scandinavia, too.
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> Paul Johnston

... or mibee in Glasgow, they'd be gawin doon sooth -- "Am nae awa tae bide
awa, am only gawin doon sooth fur a wee bit."

Robin

> On Aug 13, 2010, at 2:39 PM, Joel S. Berson wrote:
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>> At 8/13/2010 12:55 PM, Mailbox wrote:
>>> In all, the phrase "down to Scotland" appears 12 times in the
>>> novel  and "down in Scotland" 10 times, all from the perspective of
>>> points to the south, mostly London.
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>> But Scotland is north of most everything else.  What does a traveler
>> from the Shetlands say about going to Edinburgh?  (Or Limerick?)
>>
>> Joel
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