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[1] [2] Therefore, the speech of many Glaswegians can draw on a "continuum between fully localised and fully standardised". [3] Additionally, the Glasgow dialect has Highland English and Hiberno-English influences [4] owing to the speech of Highlanders and Irish people who migrated in large numbers to the Glasgow area in the 19th and early 20th ...
Glasgow Gaelic is an emerging dialect, described as "Gaelic with a Glasgow accent", [2] of Standard Scottish Gaelic. [3] It is spoken by about 10% of Scottish Gaelic speakers, making it the most spoken Dialect outside of the Highlands .
[3] Bothan A hut, often an illegal drinking den. (cf Bothy) Caber toss An athletic event, from the Gaelic word "cabar" which refers to a wooden pole. Cailleach An old woman, a hag, or a particular ancient goddess. Cairn [1] From càrn. The word's meaning is much broader in Gaelic, and is also used for certain types of rocky mountains. Caman a ...
Actor Tommy Flanagan has the scars of a Glasgow smile from having been attacked outside a bar in Glasgow. [1]A Glasgow smile (also known as a Chelsea grin/smile, or a Glasgow, Smiley, Huyton, A buck 50, or Cheshire grin) is a wound caused by making a cut from the corners of a victim's mouth up to the ears, leaving a scar in the shape of a smile.
Three variants of obelus glyphs. The dagger symbol originated from a variant of the obelus, originally depicted by a plain line − or a line with one or two dots ÷. [7] It represented an iron roasting spit, a dart, or the sharp end of a javelin, [8] symbolizing the skewering or cutting out of dubious matter. [9] [10] [11]
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When you need hope, when you need to remember that change is good, a ladybug appears." Adaptability The tough and hardy little ladybug is found across the world, on every continent except Antarctica.
"Billy Boys", also titled "The Billy Boys", [1] is a loyalist song from Glasgow, sung to the tune of "Marching Through Georgia". [1] It originated in the 1920s as the signature song of one of the Glasgow razor gangs led by Billy Fullerton [ 2 ] and later became viewed to reflect the long-running sectarian religious hatred directed by some ...