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mathprofrockstar

25th October 2021, 18:55
According to the Times and Chambers anyway it's tig. The part about the person who is tagged being "it" seems universal though.
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jono

25th October 2021, 19:00
I like that Chambers also has tig as an “old drinking cup with two or more handles”. Why would you need more than two?
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orson

25th October 2021, 19:10
It can be tig or tag. The OED gives both. I always knew it as tag.
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tyke51

25th October 2021, 19:11
Jono

A multi - handled mug/cup would be useful nowadays - every time I make a hot drink in the microwave the handle is always towards the back when it stops!
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malone

25th October 2021, 19:34
Mathprofrockstar, that was interesting stuff, about Tig and Tag.

The 'it' may be largely universal, but the Scottish version was 'het' - defined as 'pronoun, it, the person who chases etc in children's games.'
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mathprofrockstar

25th October 2021, 20:46
Thanks, Malone. One more bit of information I discovered, related to Jono's comment: the mug was originally called a tyg. Apparently the purpose of more than two handles was to accommodate several users.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyg
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jono

25th October 2021, 21:54
Tyke,
A tyg would seem to be the solution to your microwave problem. I very much hope you can find one!
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grunger

26th October 2021, 11:50
Tyke

Thanks, I will go by train in that case.

We called the game "tick"
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fred108

26th October 2021, 16:38
Being a fairly fully fledged pedant, I am sure that if I hear anyone say "the proof is in the pudding" again, I may explode.

What on earth do they think it means ?

As any fule kno, the proof of the pudding is in the eating !!!

Pity I don't know how to make the text green or violet to underline my annoyance.

fred
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chrise

26th October 2021, 16:43
Hi fred
Welcome to the thread (I think?)
A related one where most people misunderstand "prove" is "the exception proves the rule".
Nice to see someone still channelling Nigel Molesworth!
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