No tha th present Willie's sae bad, mind
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----- Original Message -----
From: Derek Hoy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 10:22 AM
Subject: Re: [scots-l] Re: Auld auld lang syne
> David proposed:
> > On the subject of the words, most music reads right guid willie-waucht
> > and singers treat the phrasing accordingly and I've always wondered
> > whether it should be right guid-willie waucht
>
> Chambers' Concise Scottish Dictionary agrees with you:
>
> willie-waught
> ... from the wrong division of the words in Burns' Auld Lang Syne; see
> guidwillie (GUID) and WAUCHT.
>
> Would be nice if 'Guidwillie' could be applied to a US president.
>
> Derek
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