Frae - fae ?

[Lachlan09]

When I was a boy and I used to read Oor Wullie and the Broons, they used to say "frae" for from.

But when I heard myself or others talking, we'd say "fae".

I came to the conclusion that frae was West Scotland and fae was East.

Is that the case ? What about North and South ?

I remember slogans daubed on walls in parts of Edinburgh and Musselburgh etc would say like Padge fi Niddrie., where fi = fae.

Any thoughts ?

[Polwarth]

Mostly fae in the Edinburgh area, and I always put the 'fi' grafitti down to illiteracy!

[tig]

its fae in the west too.

i think although the boons n oor wullie where set in glasgow they where from up north somewhere judging by the auld patter they used

[Polwarth]

Dundee, one suspects!

[tig]

ye that would be right

dc thompson printed it who where based in Dundee although did their printing in Glasgow

they do other high quality papers such as the sunday post and the peoples friend

[Polwarth]

One of my grannies adored the Sunday post. Haven't noticed it for years, though!