'Haud yer wheesht!' : your Scottish granny's favourite sayings /
Morrison, Allan.
Besley.
Glasgow : Neil Wilson Publishing,
c1997.
A frequently hilarious and often wise collection of Scots sayings which our Grannies always seemed to have to hand for all manner of situations and circumstances. They cover marriage, cooking, the home, money, sex, the Kirk, the future, health, happiness, poverty, travel, death, birth and a lot more. Each saying is accompanied by a straightforward English equivalent for ease of understanding by tourists and visitors from overseas. Over 50 cartoon illustrations by Rupert Besley accompany the text.
1 Business -- 2 Communication -- 3 Death -- 4 Decisions -- 5 Drink -- 6 Evil -- 7 Family Life -- 8 Food -- 9 Friendship -- 10 The Future -- 11 God -- 12 Happiness -- 13 Health -- 14 Helping Others -- 15 Honesty -- 16 Human Behaviour -- 17 Improving Yourself -- 18 Life's Experiences -- 19 Love -- 20 Marriage -- 21 Memories -- 22 Money -- 23 Observations on Life -- 24 Old Folks -- 25 Patience -- 26 Possessions -- 27 Practical Actions -- 28 Reputations -- 29 Respect -- 30 Shrewdness -- 31 Taking Positive Measures -- 32 Time -- 33 Weather -- 34 Work.
A frequently hilarious and often wise collection of Scots sayings which our Grannies always seemed to have to hand for all manner of situations and circumstances. They cover marriage, cooking, the home, money, sex, the Kirk, the future, health, happiness, poverty, travel, death, birth and a lot more. Each saying is accompanied by a straightforward English equivalent for ease of understanding by tourists and visitors from overseas. Over 50 cartoon illustrations by Rupert Besley accompany the text.
Aphorisms and apothegms.
Proverbs, Scottish.
Grandmothers