LL-L "Language varieties" 2004.04.30 (06) [E]

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From: Ed Alexander <edsells at cogeco.ca>
Subject: LL-L "Language varieties" 2004.04.30 (04) [E]

At 01:49 PM 04/30/04 -0700, Ron wrote:

  On the basis of what I know about the varieties we are talking about, I
have
  to state that the "Scotsh-Irish" theory doesn't make a lot of sense,

Unfortunately, your attempt to avoid another Hatfield and McCoy type of feud
about the spelling of Scotch-Irish by spelling it "Scotsh" may only serve to
perpetuate the image of my ancestors as being a bunch of drunken
moonshiners!  (humour!)

Hey an' if'n yall ain't never heard of the Hatfields and McCoys, yall goan
o'er to http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~dmcco01/McCoy/LIFE/
an take a gander.

Ed Alexander, from near Hamilton Mountain

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Language varieties

Ed (above):

> Unfortunately, your attempt to avoid another Hatfield and McCoy type
> of feud about the spelling of Scotch-Irish by spelling it "Scotsh" may
> only serve to perpetuate the image of my ancestors as being a bunch
> of drunken moonshiners!  (humour!)

Oops!  Thanks for pointing that out.  Needless to say that I had meant to
spell it "Skotsch."

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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