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What does 'outwith' mean

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  • Fang_3
    Fang_3 Posts: 7,602 Forumite
    I've just heard a Scottish MP say it on the news. But he said it to mean 'without'.
  • Heart_Shaped_Diamond
    Heart_Shaped_Diamond Posts: 204 Forumite
    Just wondering, if the Scots posting in here are like me, from the Glasgow area... or are outwith? :D;)
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  • morganedge
    morganedge Posts: 1,320 Forumite
    never heard it before
  • esmerelda98
    esmerelda98 Posts: 430 Forumite
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    Emmzi wrote: »
    I wondered why it kept confusing my spellchecker, had no idea it was regional!

    It's not regional. It's just not used in common parlance in England anymore. I'm not Scottish and I've only visited Scotland very briefly, but outwith is not a stranger to me.
  • tara747
    tara747 Posts: 10,238 Forumite
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    edited 9 December 2010 at 8:20PM
    I hate this word (sorry). I don't see why people can't use 'outside' instead. One of my colleagues uses it in documents, emails and reports ALL THE TIME as she thinks it makes her sound clever. She's the only person I know who uses it!

    She also makes up words (I kid you not) and tries not write a word that has fewer than three syllables.

    Oh and she tries to shoehorn as many adjectives, adverbs and conjunctions into sentences as possible - her sentences can be six lines long!

    Maybe she was obsessed with word counts at university. It's really annoying. Sorry! :o
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  • jackieglasgow
    jackieglasgow Posts: 9,436 Forumite
    Probably because it can't always be applied in the same context as outside.
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  • tara747
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    zzzLazyDaisy wrote: »
    I used to use 'outwith' when I was working.

    I'm English, but also a lawyer. I suspect the word is not used much in England outwith the legal profession :D

    Ah, that may explain it... she studied law at university.
    choille wrote: »
    If I come across a word I don't know I use a dictionary but I quite like words & end up reading a few pages of usually obscure words & their definitions.

    I have done this too. I'm such a geek lol. :rotfl:
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  • tara747
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    jackieglasgow wrote: »
    Probably because it can't always be applied in the same context as outside.


    OK, fair point. But it can when she uses it. :rotfl:
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  • DVardysShadow
    DVardysShadow Posts: 18,949 Forumite
    tara747 wrote: »
    OK, fair point. But it can when she uses it. :rotfl:
    Like "OK, time to put the cat outwith"
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  • jackieglasgow
    jackieglasgow Posts: 9,436 Forumite
    DVardysShadow wrote: »
    Like "OK, time to put the cat outwith"

    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::T:T:T
    mardatha wrote: »
    It's what is inside your head that matters in life - not what's outside your window :D
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