David Kilpatrick wrote: > Nigel wrote:
> > here is a toast which has become traditional in Scotland: > > "Here's tae us wha's like us!", meaning "Here's to those that are > > like us!". Unfortunately it has become distorted into an arrogant > > "Here's tae us! Wha's like us?"... > Jack will probably jump in on this one, but I think the arrogant > version is old, correct and grammatically sound while your douce > variant is not sound Scots or Inglis. I disagree with you, but that doesn't automatically mean you're wrong. What a shame if you are, though. There's an ugly side of that jingoistic claptrap which too often flares up into bigotry, racism, and snobbery. You mentioned Burns; I suspect he'd abhor that reading of the toast > The toast is a Border motto... Ah, that's a new one on me. Where does it come from? Whose motto is it? -- Nigel Gatherer, Crieff, Scotland [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/gatherer/ Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
