Thesaurus
Let’s get new words for old. Here’s a brief list of just some of the words and phrases we could ditch in favour of something much friendlier and much more positive…
Not bad / nae bad / not too bad /could be worse:
good, braw, barry (Edinburgh), magic (Glasgow)
Cannae or can’t:
I’ll do my best, I’ll gie it a shot, nae bother
I’ll try:
consider it done, leave it to me, I’ll sort it
It’s not my department:
I’ll deal with it, leave it with me
It’s not my problem:
I’ll sort it
Why did you come tae Scotland?:
Welcome to Scotland, thanks for coming, it’s great to see you here
You cannae dae that here:
you’d be better off at… , let me show you how to get there
Nae chance:
sure, that’s fine, my pleasure
The right word really can change everything. Email your new improved versions of phrases to Mike (mike@designlinks.co.uk), or click on ‘Comments’ (below) to add your thoughts, words and phrases to the thesaurus.