[Magdalen] Plain Speech.

[Marion Thompson]

LOL.

On 5/30/2015 9:53 PM, Scott Knitter wrote:
> On Sat, May 30, 2015 at 8:30 PM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> A swale isn't a ditch as one would think of a ditch but a low-lying area,
>> a trough between ridges.   It can be natural or manmade, but its purpose
>> isn't to direct water anywhere, but hold it
>
> Sounds almost Scottish, like "wain" for "child." Aye, the wains be wet from
> playin' in the swales. (Or something.)
>
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