Shetlan wirds in Scots Dictionary

[ex-isle]

Certainly a system o oesin diacritics ta shaa soonds could be wrocht oot - laek grave accents for lang oppen vowels, or acute enes for lang close vowels, or whitever, bit - oonlaek da Tom Leonard wye, at relies on a popular perception o da soonds o da English/Latin alphabet - dis wid onnly wirk if baith reader an writer understuid da system an kent whit da diacritics stuid for.

 

I tink dis myght be wirt tryin.

 

Bit ja, skrievin myght be joost as wiel 'fonetik' (in kommon spæk) wieoot diakritiks, bit myght be mær 'fonetik' wie dem, if dey alloo a skaar mær infirmæsjin aboot soond t'be enkoadit.

[DePooperit]

Certainly a system o oesin diacritics ta shaa soonds could be wrocht oot - laek grave accents for lang oppen vowels, or acute enes for lang close vowels, or whitever, bit - oonlaek da Tom Leonard wye, at relies on a popular perception o da soonds o da English/Latin alphabet - dis wid onnly wirk if baith reader an writer understuid da system an kent whit da diacritics stuid for.

 

I tink dis myght be wirt tryin.

 

Bit ja, skrievin myght be joost as wiel 'fonetik' (in kommon spæk) wieoot diakritiks, bit myght be mær 'fonetik' wie dem, if dey alloo a skaar mær infirmæsjin aboot soond t'be enkoadit.

 

Dat's richt. Bit in edder kaese, baith da reader an da writer wid need ta kaen whit da representations staands for. Information is nae muckle uise aless hit transfers fae da writer tae da reader.

[ex-isle]

Dat's richt. Bit in edder kaese, baith da reader an da writer wid need ta kaen whit da representations staands for. Information is nae muckle uise aless hit transfers fae da writer tae da reader.

 

Boie boie, tink de an me ir in dænchir a'agriein ... hoop aa's wiel ati'da toon a'Banff (Bamf?) da day.

[DePooperit]

Naethin is ever aaricht i da toon o Banff. Aa da swear-wirds in aa da languages o da world couldna even begin ta describe whit I tink aboot it.

[ex-isle]

Aa da swear-wirds in aa da languages o da world ....

 

Noo dat wid be a projekk!

 

I dönna ken mukkil a'Banf, but I doot dir most be warr plæsis?

[DePooperit]

Banff micht be aaricht if du wis a maa. Dey git mair conseederation fae da local bureaucrats as fock duis. Maybe if I got mesel classified as vermin I wid git a grain mair.

[ex-isle]

Banff micht be aaricht if du wis a maa. Dey git mair conseederation fae da local bureaucrats as fock duis. Maybe if I got mesel classified as vermin I wid git a grain mair.

 

(dat's Emoticonian fir tragi-comedy)

[DePooperit]

Banff micht be aaricht if du wis a maa. Dey git mair conseederation fae da local bureaucrats as fock duis. Maybe if I got mesel classified as vermin I wid git a grain mair.

 

(dat's Emoticonian fir tragi-comedy)

 

Comitragedy micht be mair laek it.

[ex-isle]

Banff micht be aaricht if du wis a maa. Dey git mair conseederation fae da local bureaucrats as fock duis. Maybe if I got mesel classified as vermin I wid git a grain mair.

 

(dat's Emoticonian fir tragi-comedy)

 

Comitragedy micht be mair laek it.

 

I did tink'at I wis pitten dem ers aboot first, ja, an wis gjaain ta edit, bit dan I toght, weel, da fars wis mebbie bettir illustræmoomin yun wy ...

[skyumpie]

Smucks man et al, hit wid be da fine ta meet up at Milne's...I hae a coarn o problems wi da timin suggestit, whit wi dis festivals gyaain on aa owre da place. Tues 7th, I could be dere for 5ish but wid hae ta geng bi 7.30 as I hae a meetin at 8pm ta attend. Da Setterday 11th isna sae göd for me :(as A'm promised ta tak a Canadian wife aroond a coarn, an hit wid inhibit wir spaek if I wis ta bring her!)

But dunna lat me gyet i da wye o da pint if Setterday suits da rest o you better, dis time roond.

Noo, ex-isle, I man akse dee why du spells 'muckle sphincter' as 'ers' an 'farce' as 'fars' Is du no jöst bein pedantic? ('ers' wid be lik a lokk o er?? um? ie hesitatin. And 'fars' wid shurley be da plural o 'far' if hit hed a plural state! Da vowels is ee thin, but sometimes I dö winder if du dusna dö yon jöst ta makk hit seem different whin hits no raelly; An adds complication, barrier tae da reader, whaar hit's no needed. An yon joinin up o wirds wi apostrophes ...whit's aa dat aboot We could aa dö dat, an hit took ages for mi son tan laern no ta dö dat wi English whin he wis laernin ta write, but we dö hae a convention o wirds, unlik da Finns at seem ta hae a convention o lines aa rin tagidder. Jings whit did I hae for mi brackfast?

On da tidder haand (pronounced 'haund' nort & sooth bye), I dö agree wi dee re da need for a ö or a ø soond. Whedder we caa hits source Auld Norse or Scandik is nedder here nor dere raelly, but for a lokk o Shaetlan spaekers an sae writers/ readersder jöst dusna seem ta bea combination o letters dat represents hit- dat fine single ö soond ithoot a dipthong.

Noo I man gyet da smucks aff! Ta ta eenoo or 'Hae a fine day as dey say'! I canna abide yon 'Enjoy!' bruck ava. LolaB, I hoop du dusna say dat tae da fokk at comes in for maet!

[DePooperit]

Jings whit did I hae for mi brackfast?

 

Chocolate?

[Lola Boomboom]

yon times on Tuesday suit me fine. Saturday isna da best fur a yarn onywye wi da pack in da pubs.

 

I canna abide yon 'Enjoy!' bruck ava. LolaB, I hoop du dusna say dat tae da fokk at comes in for maet!

Oonfortunately der standards ah'm expectit ta adhere til in da waitin world - but dis standards ir pitten in plaece by da boss an nae man will ever mak money linin da bosses pockets, so I usually wirk wi my ain af-da-wau improviseetions. Waitin is purely a question o psychology an da best waiter is a good psychologist an da best psychologist wid probably mak a damned fine waiter. If you can mak dem smile afore dey sit doon, dat's half your job don.

 

dan you maun ascertain wha's da heid o da table an gie dem daatteention.Mair aften as no hits een o da bairns. Idder times hit'll be a glumpse faider, so you gie him da isolatit respect o bein da glumpse breadwinner an dan wirk lighter wi da rest wha ir usually relieved ta be tised frae glumpse daddy's rule o aetin oot bein a serious business.

 

A guid waiter will also say an dö whit you'd laest expect. never trust wan at spaeks laek a brainwashed alien an never tak ony reccomendation frae da alien. Nae restaurant haunds oot a guid offer, an da dish o da day is purely surplus stock gyaun oot o date at dey hae ta git shot o ASAP. Also, if your aetin Italian, never tak an 'al forno' dish wi cream atil it. Hit's usually made earlier an rehaetit on requirment. Rehaetin cream ends up in a seperatit creeshy slutter. I tell dem dis tö.

Keenin your wine is essential business an always tell dem da truth (whedder hits true or no!) Tell dem da hoose-red is rank an gaengs wi nauthin edder as coca-cola fur a calamucho. Eftir dat dey'll trust your recommendation an tank you fur it.

My favourite trick is repacin da 'dirty' gless afore poorin da wine. On da act o poorin, pretend ta notice at da gless is dirty, hadd im up ta da light an tut-tut. Da cleaner da gless is da mair dey'll be amazed at you could spot such a peerie smudge on im an dey'll tank you fur bein hyper-attentive.

 

Sorry ta deviate ageen frae da topic o dis treid bit yons yon.

 

Enjoy

[ex-isle]

Noo, ex-isle, I man akse dee why du spells 'muckle sphincter' as 'ers' an 'farce' as 'fars' Is du no jöst bein pedantic? ('ers' wid be lik a lokk o er?? um? ie hesitatin. And 'fars' wid shurley be da plural o 'far' if hit hed a plural state! Da vowels is ee thin, but sometimes I dö winder if du dusna dö yon jöst ta makk hit seem different whin hits no raelly; An adds complication, barrier tae da reader, whaar hit's no needed. An yon joinin up o wirds wi apostrophes ...whit's aa dat aboot We could aa dö dat, an hit took ages for mi son tan laern no ta dö dat wi English whin he wis laernin ta write, but we dö hae a convention o wirds, unlik da Finns at seem ta hae a convention o lines aa rin tagidder. Jings whit did I hae for mi brackfast?

 

Ja weel, mie graetgraandmiddir ay did kaa me a illtrikkit diel. Bit I dø læk ployin mie wi da apostrafies, tryin ta fiegir whit it is'at's missin (see, der du is, yun wis a 'd' an a 'i'). Hit's mie lætist pierie ortograffik spårt . Bit A'm most blyyd ta hear da Waas fokk didna baal awa aa dir Skaandinavian vowils eddir.

[skyumpie]

Ah weel, Ex-isle, I tocht hit man be dy sport (spårt!!) I tink A'll stick tae tiddlywinks.

Noo, LolaB, I did enjoy dy explanation o foo ta be a göd waiter. I aye tocht da 'today's speechil' wis somethin da chef wis raelly plaesed wi an wantit aaboady ta try dis new 'signature' dish. An hit wis spleet new & fresh. But gadge, hit's noo dat ava: hit's da brucks o da day afore, or da day afore dat even! You live an laern. Also, vert interestin aboot payin mair attention tae da heid o household!

Ex-isle, is du OK for Tuesday 7th c 5pm at Milne's. Me an LolaB is. An is der ony idder boady oot dere i da virtual able ta be dere?

A'll no emote dis time!

[saanicboy]

I nivver hiv gottin da wye o emotin, bit Ah'm wirkin on hit

I wid höpfully be able tae win alang fir a peerie start, bit wid need tae be awa no lang eftir six, wi dis festival on kerry