On Thu, 06 Dec 2001 21:53:43 +0000, Mel Evans, Registered Arachne User wrote:
> Hopscotch is still played here in Scotland, but to my knowledge it has > NEVER been called that up here. WE call it "peevers" which is the > scottish name for the "puck" type stone or tin or wooden block used to > slide into the position before attempting the "1-2-3, 4&5, 6, 7&8 and 9" > of the actual cahlked in playing surface. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, "Hopscotch" is an English game. (reason enough for it to be called "peevers" up north). The "scotch" is not a referance to Scotland, but is an old name for a mark or line drawn on the ground. Hence, "hopscotch" is aptly named because the player hops over the the "scotches". The diagram drawn has many variations and can include spirals and triangles. > My tthree grand-daughters still do this with all the chants, can't say > these are the same, they seem to have altered to suit TV and it's > influence - - - I think the chants have always been adapted and altered to suit local consitions and events. I remember obscene schoolyard chants about Hitler. Sam Ewalt Croswell, Michigan, USA -- Arachne V1.70;rev.3, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/
