tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post4598917268387648847..comments2024-03-28T13:20:29.156-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Bottling at Aitken in the 1940'sRon Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-73508396061702736182022-08-04T02:41:45.726-07:002022-08-04T02:41:45.726-07:00Necro thread I know but since I've just seen i...Necro thread I know but since I've just seen it - yes it's certainly a traditional Edinburgh thing, all the elderly members of my family on the Edinburgh side talk of "messages". But it's a bit more than just "shopping", a better translation would be "errands".qqnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-45176712146503232182012-01-30T07:55:25.742-08:002012-01-30T07:55:25.742-08:00Messages is (or was) also the Irish term for shopp...Messages is (or was) also the Irish term for shopping, so I'm not too surprised to hear it used in Scotland.BryanBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550482701819539081noreply@blogger.com