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The Complete Patter

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This book is a newer version of the one I had someone in Glasgow send me years ago. I bought it for my Uncle's birthday as he was born there. I thought I'd get him his own. It's got a lot of newer terminology for the Glaswegian langauge/slang that I have heard about for years. While it does contain some of the old school terms, it's mostly new-speak. Good fun to read, but it would be really good to have a lot of the older stuff there that I have been using my whole life on my friends and colleagues. I could actually point to a reputable reference to show them what it means!

Having Celtic ancestors, I'm always interesting in things Scotch/Irish, especially humor and THE COMPLETE PATTER has some hearty chuckles within. It's a dictionary of the common street language, slang and everyday lingo you'd heard in Glasgow, etc. Some of it is bawdy, some of it is pretty insulting, but it's all part of the culture. It's akin to HOW TO SPEAK SOUTHERN a little booklet that was published many years ago, poking fun at Southern dialect and manners (or lack thereof) Each chapter is headed with a cartoon in the same vein as Terry Gilliam's work in Monty Python. So if you want to know what an "oyster" is or the meaning of a "sanny" browse though the COMPLETE PATTER. Just don't forget to turn "oot" the lights when your done.