Is it Jab or Jag?!

[FawnFrenchieMum]

I see both written and never know which is right?

I always say jab but wondering if I’m wrong?

YANBU - Jab
YABU - Jag

Just another thread full of people from the Southend part of the UK declaring the words they use are correct and other dialects are "wrong"

*Southern

They mostly certainly are, and differ from area to area. You should have a look at some of the books translated into Scots by Itchy Coo, such as Harry Potter or Roald Dahl, to see some of the Scots words used. Or have a look at the Dictionary of Scots Language.

I’ve certainly seen them but wouldn’t want to trawl through the phonetic spelling to find the unique words.

@KingsleyShacklebolt i grew up in Australia and we went for our needles

Jag

Because it's jaggy.

Never heard jag… learn something nee every day eh?

@CecilyP Your understanding of Scots appears to be rather limited. You should honestly do some reading about Scots and its development - it is very interesting.

Jag or jab, no bother to me either way. Is dozes (instead of doses) a thing? The professor on the telly (Linda Bauld?) says that.

That would really grate in a way that neither jag or jab does!

@CecilyP Your understanding of Scots appears to be rather limited. You should honestly do some reading about Scots and its development - it is very interesting.

I do understand that for centuries Scots was written the way it was spoken in a way that English dialects never were. Doubt there is a cockney equivalent to Rabbie Burns but I don’t think I’ll be convinced it’s another language, that’s all.

I live in a small town in north-east Scotland (moved in Feb) and everyone here actually calls it a jab. My friends in Glasgow call it a jag though.

@CecilyP I'll leave you in peace in your ignorance then!

@Lockdownbear

what's wrong with vaccine? It has more syllables than necessary.

Nettles don't vaccinate you, what do they do?

So is "washing up liquid," but you all use that. 🤷‍♀️

@KingsleyShacklebolt i grew up in Australia and we went for our needles

That makes it sound really scary. Whereas jag or jab sounds way more benign, even quite cozy!

You know there are whole university departments devoted to studying the Scots Language and Literature? It's not just a few different words.

@steff13 - not necessarily- we call it “squeezy” 🤣🤣🤣

@horseymum

You know there are whole university departments devoted to studying the Scots Language and Literature? It's not just a few different words.

I was beginning to think my Uncle entirely made his university job up seeing as his subject doesn't exist!

Mind you he always was a mockit, stocious, corrie fisted wanchancy tumshie.

@FolornLawn

Jag or jab, no bother to me either way. Is dozes (instead of doses) a thing? The professor on the telly (Linda Bauld?) says that.

SNP leader says 'dozes' as well.

Carol Kirkwood says northeran whereas I say northern.

I'm from South Yorkshire originally and people laugh when I say 'ow-wul' (owl) and 'schoo-wul' (school).

What I can't stand is when people say 'cris' for crisps.

Isn’t ‘jag’ American ?

@GoodnightGrandma

Isn’t ‘jag’ American ?

It may be but it is also Scottish.

[quote Stuckhere2021]@steff13 - not necessarily- we call it “squeezy” 🤣🤣🤣[/quote]
Hahaha- remember using squeezy bottles like water pistols when you were a wean. Modern ones don't work as well for that.

Nope. We say vaccine or vaccination or shot.

@GoodnightGrandma the Americans probably got it from the Scots, like Halloween.

[quote shouldistop]@GoodnightGrandma the Americans probably got it from the Scots, like Halloween. [/quote]
And Santa .

@OuiOuiBonjour actually, that is the other way round. The Scots didn't used to celebrate Christmas at all.