LL-L "Rituals" 2002.01.10 (12) [S]

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From: Sandy Fleming [sandy at scotstext.org]
Subject: "Rituals"

Margaret, Tom,

Thanks for thon graces ye submittit - as lang's ye dinna mind,
A'll pit them on ScotsteXt wi the ither anes A'm sortin oot the
nou, wi due credits.

Margaret wrate:

> Here a bittie wean A stan
> Heavin up ma either han
> Cauld as paddocks tho they be,
> A pray God gie yer grace tae me
> Amen

A wis wonderin aboot yer spellin o "either" here - hou wad
ye pronoonce that in your Scots? ['i:D at r], wi a simple vowel,
or ['a:iD at r], wi a lang diphthong like in English? Or div ye
brek the Scots Vowel Length Rule an say it ['@iD at r] wi a short
diphthong? An whatanever, can A assume that ye soond "neither"
sae's it rhymes wi this?

A aye says ['e:D at r], an sae writes "aither".

Sandy
http://scotstext.org
A dinna dout him, for he says that he
On nae accoont wad ever tell a lee.
                          - C.W.Wade,
                    'The Adventures o McNab'

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