10 June 2005

Doomed Glaswegian neologism

Sad little story in The Herald, remarkable only for a new linguistic coinage "smokeooteries", outdoor pub smoking areas:
"Earlier this week, The Herald reported how council officials in Glasgow said the fixtures, dubbed "smokeooteries", would cause a number of planning problems. The report, by the department for development and regeneration services, claimed the smokeooteries would create noise, pedestrian and traffic safety problems together with potentially scarring the city's heritage
areas."

Sad that the banning of such facilities is likely to lead to the loss of such a wonderfully descriptive term.

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