LL-L "Language varieties" 2010.04.05 (04) [EN]

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From: Mark Dreyer <mrdreyer at lantic.net>

Subject: LL-L "Language varieties" 2010.04.03 (01) [EN]



Dear John:



Subject: LL-L "Language varieties"



You write:

The version I'm familiar with goes:

Bruce: "I dout I hae killed the Comyn."
Kirkpatrick: "Ye dout? I mak siccar!"



Eina! (Ouch!)

There is an error then, as well as an omission, in my version. I can only
object I had it by word of mouth, from two of which informants were referred
to as Scots. This makes me think of a generations-long version of
postman's-knock, or what is that childrens' game where they line up & pass a
whispered message along, & see what daffery comes out at the other end?



By the way, Afrikaans uses the word 'dog' (doch, hey?) as Scots use dout,
for 'suppose'. It is a fossilisation of the past tense for 'dink' = 'think'
in AB Nederlands. The Afrikaans for 'think is 'dink': In the past tense it
is 'gedink'.



This typing is getting burdensome; I've spent the Easter-weekend with
cordial foemen demonstrating broadsword-play in full-armour with naked
steel. I got a hammered finger. I was a lucky one.



Wishing you the same Sheltie, keep in touch!



Yrs,

Mark



P.S. I dare you to try to follow Afrikaans. I believe you'll get further
with your background than many monoglots.





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