Fjool Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 'Shetlands' is merely an obvious and logical contraction of 'Shetland Islands'. Nothing particularly wrong with it apart from that some folks get upset for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Inky Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 I agree 100% wi dat. Tae me "Shetlands" is just terrible grammer. Wid da same fok say dey lived in Britains?.What about the Falklands, the Bahamas, or the Hebrides ? It's an understandable mistake for people to make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peeriebryan Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 It's an understand mistake for people to make.^ So is that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinner72 Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 Glad i didna hae tae point yun oot Bryan Weel, i wisna lookin at in depth reserch tae comminity view on da subject or suggestin everybody should keen etc. I wis referrin tae da fact dat fok wha is goin tae publicly spik aboot somewhar can surely hae da decency tae simply look at da neem o da place. Fur example ; Bahamas Shetland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjool Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 Glad i didna hae tae point yun oot Bryan Your typing and knowledge aren't perfect either, so I wouldn't start throwing stones if I were you. Fact of it is that everyone has different ideas about how things should be pronounced and, whilst technically not correct, 'The Shetlands' is good enough for most purposes. It may annoy you, but it's not a contraction without precedence. That you're being so uptight about it only makes me want to start using the term myself. In fact, I may start referring to this place as 'The Shetlands Island'. That would drive you bonkers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flaming Mo Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 Agreed fjool. Fur Example - is neither shetland or the bahamas, but more likely to be a jacket or a coat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Inky Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 That you're being so uptight about it only makes me want to start using the term myself. In fact, I may start referring to this place as 'The Shetlands Island'. That would drive you bonkers! We should start referring to the British Virgin Islands as the British Virgins. That would drive them bonkers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOYAANISQATSI Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 'Shetlands' is merely an obvious and logical contraction of 'Shetland Islands' I have at times heard it contracted to four letters with a misspelling to boot in relation to various aspects of the place. I may even have uttered such treasons against the rock myself in one of them black mood moments. If we get over patriotic of our wee pearil on daft points like this it sniffs of inferiority complexes and redneck tendencies of the "we dont take kindly to people who say Shetlands instead of shetland in these parts" type. Just roll your eyes and let it go, Shetland will still keep our feet dry with or without an interloping s. There is a bigger world and bigger issues to worry about and deal with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamnSaxon Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 Yes, it may be slack, it may be technically wrong, but it's probably not going to go away. There are too many other 'plural places' - the Scillies have already been mentioned, I'm writing from the Midlands, and so on. Or, play it up. "Sumburgh, twinned with Goose Green" ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOYAANISQATSI Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 Yup it's hardly worth us Shetlandians getting in a tizz over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinner72 Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 Hehe i love da waye forums aye seem tae be "angry" As i said, it dusna budder me, its just terrible grammer. Cracker aboot da Virgins tho Inky! Spinner... "Caa me whit du wants, just dunna caa me ower ca banks!" Edit - on reflection, if onybody is capable o being "annoyed" by something lik yun, maybe dey shúd heed fur da banks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMe Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 It really is quite simple. There is Shetland and there is South Shetland. They are quite a distance apart but it is quite correct to use the term "The Shetlands" when referring to both places at the same time. Otherwise it is not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinner72 Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 Ok, i tak it back, da grammer is in fact fine. Weel pointed oot Justme! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trout Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 Pa me wy up tae da Unsts I geed apo da Yell ferry. Braw gud bit o traevelin an dan haed tae mak me wy up tru da Yells afor I geed apo da Unst ferry. Perpetuation of specious sentence structure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unst_Uzi Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 Couldn't help noticing this thread name http://www.shetlink.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2545 [/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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