I've always loved the stories behind where our words come from. The author is clever, contemporary and has a funny wit. The topic was right up my alley, and lead me in several directions, learning about the various peoples this book enlightened me about. I consider it very light reading and wr...
3.5/5 - Good fun! I think the obscure and archaic (and sometimes not) Scots words are the best ones.I was surprised by how many of the words I already knew, but there are so many other interesting words! I was particularly pleased to learn about the 'wheady mile' because, as someone who walks eve...