Broad Scots / Lallans

[slohairt]

Aye, faurin ane dialect o Lallans ower anither daesna hae tae mean exterminatin or repressin the ithers. It semplie means that this wad be the kynd uised for offeecial ettles an aiblins schuil curriculum.

Think on English, for ensaumple. It wis decided lang syne that certaint dialects o the Sooth East wad be promoted insteid o, say, the Yorkshire dialect/accent. This daesna mean this dialect/accent is unricht, just nae uised for things like newscasts.

[slohairt]

Lallans, or raither Ulster-Scots/Ullans, is an aw ah recognised leid o Northren Ireland an Ireland (Co.Donegal) as per the Good Friday Agreement in 1998.

[Archangel]

Lallans, or raither Ulster-Scots/Ullans, is an aw ah recognised leid o Northren Ireland an Ireland (Co.Donegal) as per the Good Friday Agreement in 1998.

okay, respectfully, you lost me before the parentheses. What is the first part saying?

[Mr. Kilt]

When P1M first joined the rabble I was quite confused trying to read his posts. Once I figured them out, however, I anxiously looked forward to reading anything he posted. His photo-vacations are incredible, and he's a credit to the group.

As for the English language...what can you really say about it when you can pronounce a word like "ghoti" as "fish".

[sjrapid]

As for the English language...what can you really say about it when you can pronounce a word like "ghoti" as "fish".

Ah yes, George Bernard Shaw, (who spent much time and effort on an entirely unsuccessful campaign to simplify English spelling).

From memory it's:

gh as in tough
o as in women
ti as in nation

Best regards

[slohairt]

okay, respectfully, you lost me before the parentheses. What is the first part saying?

Lallans, or rather Ulster-Scots/Ullans, is also a recognised language of Northern Ireland and Ireland (Co. Donegal) as per the Good Friday Agreement in 1998.