tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063010246424840403.post6443228304080841456..comments2023-10-03T08:36:22.795+01:00Comments on Words, words, words (and phrases): TottiesScriptor Senexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063010246424840403.post-69425499975964390982012-03-10T19:11:24.885+00:002012-03-10T19:11:24.885+00:00The Scots pronunciation is different to the Englis...The Scots pronunciation is different to the English in my experience. "She's a wee tottie thing" would be pronounced "Toetee". Oddly I've usually heard it preceded by wee which would probably be tautological or pleonastic.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063010246424840403.post-69693041020513861472011-12-28T10:09:32.555+00:002011-12-28T10:09:32.555+00:00Nah! I have never heard or used this term before.B...Nah! I have never heard or used this term before.But I like it anyway! Totties:)<br />Check this out if you want -<br />Right Use of Words<br />Getting jumbled with words that look similar? <br />http://www.3smartcubes.com/pages/tests/right_words/right_words_instructions.aspMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03726786022916542920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063010246424840403.post-23308851640720113682011-11-20T15:02:13.185+00:002011-11-20T15:02:13.185+00:00Thanks, Douglas.Thanks, Douglas.Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063010246424840403.post-56915459112093685102011-11-20T14:15:06.419+00:002011-11-20T14:15:06.419+00:00First, let me thank you for this blog. Words are f...First, let me thank you for this blog. Words are fascinating things and I, like many, often get them wrong.<br /><br />Second, here's the definition of "tottie" by the Free Online Dictionary:<br /><br />tottie, totty [ˈtɒtɪ]<br />adj<br />Chiefly Scot very small; tiny<br /><br />I also found that there is a small hamlet in England named "Totties"<br />Wikipedia found that for me.<br /><br />I thought "Totty" was my sister's nickname for years until I realized it was "Toddy" (a mangling of "Dotty")<br /><br />And I also recall toes as being "totties" and/or "tootsies"Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752593286034877538noreply@blogger.com