LL-L "Resources" 2002.03.31 (02) [E/S]

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From: Sandy Fleemin [sandy at scotstext.org]
Subject: "Resources"

> From: "Andy Eagle" <andy at scots-online.org>
> Subject: LL-L "Resources" [S/E]
>
...
> In the maist strict sense o the wird it canna be conseedert a richt
> dictionar but mair a "thesaurus" that disna aye gie exact English maiks
> o
> Scots wirds but a wheen wirds wi the selsame or seemilar meanin. Wirds
> that's spelt the same but haes differin meanins comes oot an aw.
>
> The "dictionar " comes wi the follaein wairnin: Gin ye're uisin the
> dictionar for tae shup texts in Scots mynd an tak tent tae the richt
> grammatical an syntactic uiss o wirds that ye're no acquent wi. Gin ye
> sling
> this a deifie it winna be Scots ye're writin, but haivers!
> Mair at www.scots-online.org

A'v juist been tryin this oot an it really is awfu guid.

A wonder if it wadna be a guid idea tae emphasize that it
can be uized as a thesaurus as weel as a dictionar? Sayin
it's juist a English-Scots translator is kin o sellin it
short! "English to Scots Dictionary and Thesaurus" mibbie?

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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