A stotter o' a Houpman book from John
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John McPherson was inspired to write his new book when only one youngster in a class at the village primary school knew what a quine was.
The retired marine consultant has authored 'Hopeman Words and Speech' to help keep the old words and phrases alive.
He said: "I live right next to the school and enjoy sharing the history of the village with the pupils.
"So it came as a shock when only of them knew the answer to my question.
"In fact you could say I was dumfoonert."
John says that, when he was young, Hopeman had its own distinct accent and vocabulary, and the same applied to other fishing villages.
Hopeman folk spoke noticeably differently to those who lived just five miles along the coast in Burghead.
John said: "In the Broch they called a fisherman's jumper a 'gansey' while in Hopeman it was a 'lunder' – and that's just one of many examples.
"You could tell which village someone came from either by the words they used or how they pronounced them.
"We've lost a lot of those differences nowadays. Thanks to the internet, youngsters are sounding more and more American.
"My personal view is that it would be a great shame if the old words were to die.
"I really wouldn't like to see this happen so I've developed this book to allow future generations to look up any words or phrases whose meaning they may want to check.
"I had a lot of fun writing it and I hope that people enjoy reading it
"Many thanks to all the Houpman loons and quines who assisted with its compilation."
This is the second book that John has written about Hopeman.
His first celebrated the 200th anniversary of the village's founding in 1805.
Copies of 'Hopeman Words and Speech' can be obtained from the village's Costcutter store, from W Reid butchers or by emailing John at jmcp639@gmail.com
