LL-L "Orthography" 2003.02.15 (07) [E]

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From: Ian James Parsley <parsleyij at yahoo.com>
Subject: Orthography

Sandy,

This is an excellent piece. It explains my own
position perfectly, much better than I ever have!

It is a completely correct and crucial point that
English itself lacks a 'standard' as such.
Orthographic conventions vary from publication to
publication, writer to writer, and even basic
spellings offer alternatives (British English has
_realize/civilize_ vs _realise/civilise_, _judgement_
vs _judgment_, and _queueing_ vs _queuing_, for
example, and that's before you get to any issues of
capital letters, punctuation, usage etc).

The same is bound to apply to Scots. I can't see any
kind of 'Academie Ecossaise' ever being formed!

Therefore it is a question of the parameters within
which a text can be considered authentically Scots,
rather than judgement against an enforced standard.

Best wishes,

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Ian James Parsley
www.ianjamesparsley.net
+44 (0)77 2095 1736
JOY - "Jesus, Others, You"

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