Producer Amy moving to Radio 1 Breakfast

[Jono]

Scotland's favourite word is "numpty", according to a survey conducted for a children's charity.

The nickname for an idiot beat more politically correct entries such as "love", "hope" and "family", which were more popular in other parts of the UK.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6520353.stm

Didn't these guys have anything better to do than survey this? Either way, numpty really is a great word.

[Riz]

Haha i didnt even know that was a Scottish word.

I can think of much better.... like Bawbag for example.

Oi bawag.

My dad calls me numpty all the time.

[kitty]

fannybaws

mawkit

[goldengirl]

My dad says dunder'heid! Eejit is better tho!

Crabbit, glaikit & midden also very good Scottish Words lol

[Riz]

Or "bawhair", usually used to describe some form of measurement.

"Hawww, that boatle a' buckie missed ma heid bae a bawhair!"

[goldengirl]

lol, I love this new Scottish thread!!

When my granny used to give us recipes her term of measuremet for adding a few of something was "a puckle"

[Riz]

The forum will be speaking fluent ned by the time im finished with them.

[kitty]

ah'm gonnae boak!

[Riz]

Haww ya jake

[Serin]

Are the English allowed in here?

[Grace]

Are the English allowed in here?

Noo, run for your life! You'll get cursed in Gaelic or whatever it is.

[kitty]

Noo, run for your life! You'll get cursed in Gaelic or whatever it is.

Don't know anyone that can actually speak Gaelic!

[Grace]

Don't know anyone that can actually speak Gaelic!

And you don't all play bagpipes and eat haggis?!

Boo. :cry:

[goldengirl]

Are the English allowed in here?

We are a welcoming culture You will need to learn the Scots dialect tho.

Haste Ye Back

[Riz]

Are the English allowed in here?

Why of course, welcomed with open arms etc.

haha i dont know anyone who speaks gaelic either. Interestingly though, the road signs up north are in gaelic aswell as english, which is odd since near to no one speaks it.

[dstrkzn]

Yeah i dont know any gaelic speakers either personally i think its a prank like welsh.

[Lucinda]

I was in a fish and chip shop in West Cumbria the other day which had 'haggis' on the menu. Urghh.

There's lots of northern words I never knew about till recently. Like 'canny', which was on a Love Heart I ate yesterday, and all these Scottish words.

[Riz]

Yeah i dont know any gaelic speakers either personally i think its a prank like welsh.

There are far more Welsh speakers than there are Gaelic btw lol. Aled from the Chris Moyles show speaks fluent welsh.

"canny"... i thought that was a given! Something people use without thinking i suppose.

[goldengirl]

Ca' Canny = Be Careful

[Riz]

Ca' Canny = Be Careful

haha, even i havent heard of that. I always knew you folk on the east were a bit weird though

[goldengirl]

lol, my mum says that all the time. Maybe cos my folks are a bit older they come out with all these funny old Scottish words!

My gran is 87 and the words she comes out with crack me up!

[Lucinda]

Do southerners have words which aren't used up north? Or do we not have a particular dialect? My north-eastern friend couldn't believe I'd never heard canny.

[goldengirl]

Yeah you do. Mard & Mardi like being in a huff or a strop, we don't use that. Can't think of anything else off the top of my head but I am sure there are lots more.

Where I come from Mardi used to be a nightclub!! lol

[Lucinda]

Mardy is a Yorkshire expression. We don't use that in London. Till it was brought up by the Arctic Monkeys, I'd never heard of it!

[goldengirl]

I have cousins in Linclonshire that use that term and it used to confuse the hell out of me when I was younger!