Monday 7 March 2011

Scottish Dialect

[1] Aye, yon ken wee bonny bairn says tae pappy ‘Hoots, mon! D’ye nae ha’ a care for me? Gist ma BoS banknotes, sharp, if ye will.’ 

‘Nae, laddie, ye cannae. Now, fetch me another Arbroath smokie, a plate o’ ye mam’s tatty scones and a wee dram.’ 

So he bides well at home in the highlands, stirring hi’ salty porridge widdershins [2] wi’ a spurtle and learning tae play the bagpipes.

[1] See also Fugue, Tragedy, Comedy and What if? stories in the Plots category. In these cases, the outcome of the parable has been influenced by the literary construction, rather than the other way about. Do not under any circumstances use these examples as though they were the teachings of Jesus; they fail properly to reflect the Father’s forgiveness, love, generosity or kindness.
[2] anti-clockwise

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