Chains of Consequences: The Problem of Incommensurable Slang

[FriendlyGhost]

"The old slang word scran for food was once universal but has survived only as a regional word in North East England and Scotland."
(Photocaption).

Well, on a point of pedantry, no. It also survives in the Royal Navy.

Also in the RAF, but not as much as in the RN.

Gary had to tell me about the regional use, I didn't know it was still in use in any context to be honest. Interesting example of how a term can survive in a close-knit community when it's died out at the centre of the kingdom as fashions are chased.

No, it's alive and well at the centre of the kingdom. From wiki, the centre point of the UK, measuring N-S and W-E, is:

Haltwhistle, Northumberland. The midpoint of the longest north–south meridian; also approximately the midpoint of each of the lines through it across Great Britain along the 16 main compass directions.​

Sorry, couldn't resist.

 

[Geordie]

Cracking pedantry, there, @FriendlyGhost.

 

[FriendlyGhost]

Cracking pedantry, there, @FriendlyGhost.

If they ever set up Pedants Anonymous, I'll be a founding member...