Scots Dialect : Where is it spoken ?

[Croi Sasanach]

How ye's aal ?

I would like as many opinions as i can on how far down you think the Scots dialect goes, does it go any further than the border?

As an Englishman (just! mind, by mebbes about 1hr in the car) we don't get taught about Scots nor did we learn anyhting about local dialect, which leaves alot wondering why we don't speak how we are taught to write.

I'm a bit into my history and geography and have quite enjoyed reading a bit of Scots recently, i was oblivious when finding out from a mate (he's from Leeds) that according to him and just about everyone south of Hartlepool that Scots is uncomprehensible. I always knew that tha dialects of North east England shared a bit some similarities with Scots, but only recently it ht me that I ACTUALLY SPEAK SCOTS!!

So many of the words i read i always thought were just local dialect words, like 'Wattah' for Water, 'Fowah' for four and mak/tak for make/take.

So, your turn:

[A] YOU ARE TALKING A LOAD OF BALLS.

[b] YOU MAY HAVE A POINT HERE LAD.

[C] SCOTS IN ENGLAND? WHEY NAW!

[D] I'M NOT SURE, LET ME STROKE MY CHIN AND THINK ABOUT IT.

[E] AYE A COURSE YE'S DEE MAN!

[Polwarth]

Everyone here in Scotland KNOWS the description for Geordies (and environs) which is: Scots wi thur brains knocked oot....!

Jings, ah thocht aebdi kent THAT....

[Kern]

Most of you Anglisch talk shyte.

But it is true that Old English has effected much of what Scots say. When the Normans came - those lowland English who were unconquered have left alot of Old English words / dialect. Geordies in turn are different because they are pure Anglian / Norse mix.

English a big survivor language tho'.

Normans tried to oppress it for hundreds of year - but it won thru. Why all of us speak Anglisch.

And I don't really give a shyte. Just most Scots speak kind of Scots / English. Our own brand.

[mikeyBoab]

I prefer to use Ebonics myself.

[Croi Sasanach]

Ahm nee Geordie.. ah wan at th battel ah Boldon 'ill ; )

[Babz]

Originally Posted by Croi Sasanach

Ahm nee Geordie.. ah wan at th battel ah Boldon 'ill ; )

Tut Tut....bringing Nanny Cow Hill into the conversation will not win you any friends

You are probably the oldest member here if YOU won the battle in 1644

My dad has his own version of a Scots Dialect since moving to South Yorkshire !!

[Croi Sasanach]

Originally Posted by Babz

Tut Tut....bringing Nanny Cow Hill into the conversation will not win you any friends

You are probably the oldest member here if YOU won the battle in 1644

My dad has his own version of a Scots Dialect since moving to South Yorkshire !!

Depends, a Scots army fought for the Parliamentarians too you know.



And no, I'm 24 (not 364).