Scottish slang of the day — MIND
9 January 2007
I only heard this word being used when I was in Scotland with Neil and he was talking to his mum. I’d never, ever heard him use it before. Bur I have heard him use it plenty of times since.
“Mind when we went to eat fish and chips and the shop exploded from blocked grease,” is the sort of statement you would hear in context with the word ‘mind’. As you can tell, ‘mind’ means ‘remember’ in Scotland.
Are there too many syllables in ‘remember’ that get in the way of eating more chips and curry sauce? Can they not remember the word ‘remember’?
I don’t have a problem with it, but I can’t work out how ‘remember’ got replaced with ‘mind’. Unless I’m losing my remember.
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"Unless I'm losing my remember."
HA!
Comment by Maria — 9 January 2007 @ 4:28 pm
I knew at least one other person would find it funny.
Comment by andrea — 9 January 2007 @ 6:29 pm
and now you're at two.
Comment by Kristen — 9 January 2007 @ 10:49 pm
You use your 'mind' to 'remember' things…
How about that for alternative thinking…?
Life in Dubai without a social life or beer is definitely affecting my remember… some would say for the better!
Comment by TuTu — 10 January 2007 @ 6:44 am
TuTu, but 'mind' is a noun, and 'remember' is a verb… I suppose modern Brits aren't too well-known for their impeccable grammar.
How long have you been in Dubai this time?
Comment by andrea — 10 January 2007 @ 11:11 am
Technicalities…
In Dubai for 6 weeks before christmas, then 2 weeks in Xiamen, 3 weeks for this trip (arrived Jan 5th), then back to Xiamen for 1 week, then 3 weeks vacation in Australia, then 1 week in Xiamen, then 2 weeks in Dubai then Dubai project finished…YIPPEE!!
I'm starting not to 'mind' where I am from day to day!
Comment by TuTu — 10 January 2007 @ 11:39 am