LL-L: "Contractions" LOWLANDS-L, 06.NOV.1999 (02) [E]

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From: Sandy Fleiman [sandy at fleimin.demon.co.uk]
Subject: "Contractions"

> From: R. F. Hahn [sassisch at yahoo.com]
> Subject: Contractions
>
> Sandy,
>
> How about ...
>
> 't was
> 't were
> 't is

Ron,

What I was asking about wasn't the spelling but whether these expressions
exist in Scots at all. They are used in Scots literature, but I suspect this
is just a poetic affectation. I've never heard it in Scots - has anyone
else?

Sandy
http://scotstext.org

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