Glasgow

Why Are Glasgow Residents Called Glaswegians?

From Glasgow, modelled after Galwegian (“inhabitant of Galway”), itself modelled after Norwegian (“inhabitant of Norway”). The noun is from the adjective. Why are Glasgow people called Glaswegians? The locals are called “Glaswegians” and they speak in a very distinctive way. It is called Glaswegian or Glasgow patter. Glaswegian is a form of Scots, which is …

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