LL-L: "Standardization" LOWLANDS-L, 11.SEP.2000 (02) [S]

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From: Andy Eagle [Andy.Eagle at t-online.de]
Subject: LL-L: "Standardization" LOWLANDS-L, 09.SEP.2000 (03) [S]

John M. Tait wrate:
> Subject: LL-L: "Standardization" LOWLANDS-L, 08.SEP.2000 (02) [S]
>
> Andy wrate:
> >
> >Wad ye hae 'tack' an 'mack' (tak, mak) an aa? Whit aboot sic an siccan?
> >
> Ay - gin it wis up ti me, I wad hae <mack> an <tack>, an likely <sick> an

> <sicken> asweel (cause in Scots Eng. _sick_ is _seek/seik_ oniewey). I
> suggestit <mack> an <tack> at the Spellin collogues, but it didna gang
doun
> weel. Houaniver, it's ae thing ti say at ye can thole twa-three
kenspeckle
> exceptions like <mak> an <tak>

That's hou A haud wi thaim - twa-three weel-kent exceptions.

>- whit I'm girnin aboot is at David Purves
> than uises thae twa-three exceptions ti threip for uisin dooble KK an
final
> single K aawey (except identical English cognates, i coorse). Gin ye'r
gaun
> ti regularise, ye shoud regularise the few ti fit the monie, no the ither

> wey roond; an gin ye dinna, it's better ti hae twa-three exceptions nor
ti
> split the KKs an CKs alang the fause English/Scots divide (kynd o a
> orthographic Tweed!) an mak the hail leid leuk like exceptions ti ither
> (aiblins 'schizographemic' wad be better nor 'schizographic', eh, Ron?)
>
A gree an aa. Mak the few fit the monie. An thole a puckle weel-kent
exceptions.

Andy

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