On 10/03/2011 22:53, Bob Whitmire wrote:
> But to the point: two of the books are mysteries set in the Scottish
> Highlands, and even such terms as gillie and scunner are to be found in the
> dictionary. I can't wait to re-read some Anita Brookner on the Kindle, as I
> long ago gave up reaching for dictionaries with her prose and took mostly to
> trying to understand from context.<g>
>
> --Bob
Scunner is a great word, very Scottish, along with dreich, glaur and
disjaskit.
D.
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