In article . 150,
Victoria Clare writes:
| Chris Bacon wrote in :
|
| Some of our border is raised on Cornish
| banks, and has contracted, slipped and moved about with the earth and
| rocks.
|
| Erm, theyz 'edges, moy loverr, not banks.
|
| 1) Some of the banks have hazel hedges on top: some are bald and grassy:
| bank is a good word for distinguishing the two.

They're still stone hedges, my dear.

| 2) This area was practically depopulated after the failure of mining and
| decline of the market gardening industry.

Actually, government policy was the main reason for the depopulation.
Whitehall wanted to keep the area depressed so that its second
houses were cheap.

| 3) 'my lover' - surely a South Devon term, not a Cornish one?

Probably. "My love" was the form used, though "my dear" was
more common if I recall correctly.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.