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Old 9th June 2008, 00:04
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Hi-do you know what terms I can use?
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Could I use a term like tooghie or rooghie?
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As long as you don't want anyone to have a clue what you mean, I suppose you can use any random assortment of letters that happen to fall from the Scrabble bag that takes your fancy.

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Could I use a term like tooghie or rooghie?
Of course. As long as it's clearly understood that they are neither Scots nor Scots Gaelic in origin.
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