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They call them 'messages' in Scotland as well.
– Michael Harvey
Commented Mar 20, 2023 at 11:17
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+1 for 'running'.
– Michael Harvey
Commented Mar 20, 2023 at 11:17
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Possibly of interest, ‘errand’ used as a noun can also refer to an oral message to be delivered (and the Proto-Germanic root word it comes from has essentially this meaning, though I’m not sure if there’s a modern German cognate).
– Austin Hemmelgarn
Commented Mar 20, 2023 at 20:38
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In Northumberland and Tyneside they call them "messages" as well.
– Flynn
Commented Mar 22, 2023 at 19:21

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