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…Scottish contributions to More Picturesque Speech…

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booze

…this ol’ Jurassic was born and bred in Dockland Govan in Glasgow, which de facto makes ‘English’ a foreign language… certain phraseology is found only within the borders of Caledonia and within the vocabularies of Scots, wherever they may land on the planet (people are Scotland’s best exports)… in truth, when first I ventured South of the Border to WURK in Lombard Street, the epicentre of London’s financial district, I claimed I was there as a Missionary… I was forced to slow down my rate of speech delivery even to be partially understood by the natives (some of whom were, indeed, revolting)… it was around the same time that the Political Labour Party, boasted a Deputy Prime Minister called George Brown… whatever else he achieved in his political machinations, his contribution to the Labour Party Cabinet meetings must have included surveys and research on booze…Mister George Brown

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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