LL-L: "Standardization" LOWLANDS-L, 22.AUG.2000 (09) [S]

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From: Andy Eagle [Andy.Eagle at t-online.de]
Subject: LL-L: "Standardization"  [S]

Colin wrate:
>
> A'm thankfu tae Sandy for his guidwullie wirds, an A'm sorry gin
> he or oniebodie feels louten doon. In ma defence A'll gie a cuttie
> quote fae the introduction tae "Stertin Oot in Scots":
>
> "The written Scots in this book is intended as a vehicle for presenting
> and explaining the *spoken* material, and is not intended to serve as a
> model for the learner's own written Scots"
>
> A hope thon saftens the dunt o nae likin the spellin, A wee bittie
> oniewey.

Colin, as ye say the "written Scots in this book is intended as a vehicle
for presenting
and explaining the *spoken* material...", but shuirlie, wad spellins that
pits ower the pronunciation the nou, no be mair better nor aulder spellins
that disna? Speciallie whaur the weel-kent 'trans dialect' spellins lik
beuk, teuk, heuk, deuk, leuk etc. daes this awfu weel.

Yours, Andy

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