The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish politics, news, history, stories and intelligent analysis from Scotland Useful Scots words: Skoosh
Whatever happened to the smirr that was formerly as regular a part of the Scottish summer as midgies? Now the smirr, a Scots word meaning fine rain or drizzle, has been replaced by regular bouts of teeming rain coming down in stair rods reminiscent of monsoons. I suppose climate change will be held responsible for