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beside the black leaded stovemybrother robert plays with father
over my father s landmychildhood eden rich with my
where i sit memory reinventsmychildhood house my father returned
information to the natural fathermyclient had lived for 10
her father alice confided inmyear they come from a
yeah came over well mymyf- my father s side
braw i continued there withmyfather 6 or seven years
s funny i never calledmyfather a bodach at that
he wrote to fanny sitwellmyfather a little grumbly but
erm were both gaelic speakersmyfather a very fine gaelic
and gordon s leith ismyfather and er i says
such as masons irons whenmyfather and i and old
sake nothing is civilised whenmyfather and i are in
lifeline back to sanity okaymyfather and i really had
with problems i blurted outmyfather and i told him
gaelic all the time tomyfather and i used a
flowers on the graves ofmyfather and mother who are
of the city that yearmyfather and the edinburgh polish
over to france once withmyfather before i was born
would ever use tae describemyfather but he might of
once heard my mother callmyfather by his name f1041:
my mother never ever calledmyfather by his name it
but i never ever heardmyfather called by his name
always washing day and whenmyfather came in on a
didn t go back andmyfather certainly ehm was not
the silence past tense formyfather charles middleton b aboyne
further example of language erosionmyfather charles middleton of aboyne
dalgleish the chemist says tomyfather co- to to you
university was frowned upon mymyfather considered that educating girls
frae ony o the toolsmyfather couldna lay hands on
it she my mither criedmyfather da in front o
m-m- i went over aftermyfather died to visit an
english and drama and whenmyfather discovered that this was
taught us the manners butmyfather eh made sure that
winds with solemn bluntness didmyfather ever have an affair
f1027: [laugh] f1023: [inhale] causemyfather f1025: [laugh] f1054: [inaudible]
but dad s dad m1078: myfather f1077: called it what
from lo- from the lowlandsmyfather f606: yeah m1036: born
when we were babies becausemyfather f641: no f640: probably
sod my [laugh] was whatmyfather father used and again
i was brought up theremyfather from glenlivet an i
fairmhoose wi my grandparents somyfather gaed tae bide in
know some of the thingsmyfather got they got s-
when i was growing upmyfather had a chip shop
yes m1055: yes m1008: ahmyfather had a relation who
to live in a hotelmyfather had bought in the
swarming [laugh] m1078: mmhm wellmyfather had dundee con- strong
school it was dark andmyfather had eh gone back
music of various different kindsmyfather had f963: mm mmhm
cows waiting to be ifmyfather had lived he would
bottle s- i mean seemyfather had to sort of
house of the music manmyfather had told us that
art college whore even ifmyfather has different ideas i
i presumed it was becausemyfather hated them f963: but
some tendency some taint frommyfather he did seem mad
20 miners producing coal andmyfather he wrought in the
if my mother had criedmyfather him she would have
3 or four months withmyfather i may say that
special meal at christmas becausemyfather in those days especially
simply older people for examplemyfather is 88 on 1
i learned basic bsl frommyfather it is not only
i mean it wisnae justmyfather it was my uncles
namely the old blair roadmyfather james morrison by name
applied for it and thatmyfather knew the the contractor
hours cold in his bedmyfather lay tight lipped the
softly neighing under his bellymyfather lit a fire singed
that was i i meanmyfather m1042: it s stupid
the air ministry and metmyfather my father was then
no neither did i m1042: myfather never swore round the
was told never to touchmyfather not even in kindness
through the kitchen because ofmyfather of course what about
be better spent razing clydebankmyfather often told us when
conversation he once had withmyfather on the subject of
your own father s brothermyfather pause mother standing by
debt of gratitude as wellmyfather recalls visiting one of
memory reinvents my childhood housemyfather returned from dad s
i had that opportunity becausemyfather s a welshman and
do things for people likemyfather s age group so
it s a word omyfather s an a chantywrastler
i am absolutely bewildered bymyfather s attitude to me
a flower but i seemyfather s coffin strangely shrunk
write to margaret ye kenmyfather s cousin cause she
bathroom m1078: never really visitedmyfather s cousin who was
it wis written tae themyfather s cousin ye see
it was a cousin ofmyfather s eh who had
for example and aunt ofmyfather s from east buchan
shouldna be saying this atmyfather s funeral but there
health service for example ismyfather s hip operation being
and hovered a little overmyfather s land my childhood
that s a freend omyfather s meanin it s
hae been but again atmyfather s mither an father
heard an oath come ootmyfather s mouth m1042: well
display box that came frommyfather s old shop in
in mallorca yet apart frommyfather s plaque and the
drawer and study it andmyfather s poem the first
the boy who came intomyfather s shop and asked
of coming up to seemyfather s shop and particularly
a slightly unusual one onmyfather s side a gamma
i had a granda onmyfather s side an a
over well my my f-myfather s side came over
my grandfather and grandmother onmyfather s side they moved
i think at the timemyfather s sister had gotten
f718: [laugh] f1077: [laugh] m1078: myfather s sister in america
it was m- one ofmyfather s socks that f641:
to go home and facemyfather s wrath and mother
phrases orbitting round and roundmyfather s wrath broke upon
nuclear conflict teacher of guidancemyfather s wrath guidance conflict
that s a word omyfather s you know so
twins and she said nomyfather s- my father says
and mining i have heardmyfather say that he remembered
old town i have heardmyfather say that he remembered
a set of twins [laughs]myfather says i don t
to cry myself to sleepmyfather says i i m
when i looked at hermyfather says i ll never
starvin f1054: starvin [inaudible] f1143: myfather says i m s-
he wouldn t answer memyfather says it s a
said no my father s-myfather says it s a
on the record cover christmyfather says that s some
you be half a weanmyfather says what in god
school and she says tomyfather she had him pinned
mmhm m1002: [laugh] f1001: wellmyfather slept in the chaumer
your own funeral they toldmyfather so it came to
nineteen seventy three seventy threemyfather sold his business and
cause i can still remembermyfather speakin aboot emigratin see
to her a-a- and presumablymyfather speaking this lanarkshire m608:
it an they war catholicsmyfather spoke bitties o gaelic
the stairs [laugh] this ismyfather takin me inside and
and sing was farewell tomyfather the king the nextin
neither subject to negotiation watchmyfather till he got drunk
up there ye see ayemyfather used tae use quine
re thinking m1021: but stridesmyfather used that word a
he d mend his waysmyfather vowed he d make
my childhood on building sitesmyfather was a bricklayer and
was aye diddies wi usmyfather was a diddy f1040:
of a psychiatric hospital becausemyfather was a psychiatrist so
i ve been noting examplesmyfather was a souter in
of robbin the deid sincemyfather was a toonser who
bit about that m1163: ermmyfather was born in johnstone
quite an unusual one causemyfather was brought up in
by heart but one daymyfather was comin home from
sense m608: mm f643: becausemyfather was from bordeaux m608:
stubborn acts may carry consequencesmyfather was head of the
i was a kid anmyfather was in the police
was a widow she wa-myfather was killed in f1026:
and nationalities for example althoughmyfather was not a bookish
ministry and met my fathermyfather was then a baptist
with them to vancouver andmyfather was to go later
very working class background althoughmyfather was was a s-
english in the house becausemyfather wasn t a gaelic
college in kent and ermmyfather went abroad again and
as a ghost and frightenedmyfather when he answered the
was sot it was somyfather when he was at
blitz f632: mmhm f646: becausemyfather where the handle had
i was young i meanmyfather who did like a
with william downie in ballatermyfather wis number nine o
time the gaelic died outmyfather wis very disappointed that
of christmas day but becausemyfather worked we didn t
think is a word thatmyfather would have used and
all people that s whatmyfather would say and mother
know he played his partmyfather would say that the
owned it jack arbuthnott whomyfather would succeed and the
used at home er ormyfather would use was winners
a sort of witness butmyfather wouldn t he never
same drawer as the poemmyfather wrote when i was
did to you you andmyfather you completely out of
tae hae a news omyfather you see he wis
are his bad father toomyfriend afraid that my son
bide in the fairmhoose wimygrandparents so my father gaed
f1040: mm f1041: but mymygrandson now his father is
been unimaginable to my parentsmylate father was a refugee
words but get and sodmy[laugh] was what my father
awake far too early formyliking as soon as father
aye mmhm f1043: an yetmymither an father brought up
brought up but it shemymither cried my father da
wey but as i saymymother an father moved out
in italian she says tomymother and father ah he
no i can remember fanmymother and father caed them
you i thought m1078: nomymother and father did once
does the funeral so whenmymother and father died it
mmhm mm m1078: mmhm nomymother and father f718: mm
grandparents spoke only scots andmymother and father spoke it
he i never once heardmymother call my father by
father got they got s-mymother got stuff in the
if my mother had ifmymother had cried my father
read doric books at homemymother s father s from
your own mother s sistermymother your own father s
grandparents yeah came over wellmymy f- my father s
really university was frowned uponmymy father considered that educating
english f1040: mm f1041: butmymy grandson now his father
[laugh] m1055: mm ehm certainlymymy own father he he
and be a help tomyold father who was beginning
m1055: mm ehm certainly mymyown father he he was
would have been unimaginable tomyparents my late father was
just my father it wasmyuncles them that were grandfathers
remember very well listening frommybedroom to my mother raking
she did she gave memybreakfast in bed for mother
he and also some ofmybro- mother s brothers they
arrived our mother minnie tookmybrother stan and myself along
my dad an mother anmybrothers an sisters we used
mother worrying when she foundmycagoule on its hook but
the most dreadful thing throughoutmychildhood my mother jumped when
was adopted eh he wasmycousin an my mother adopted
dod an his family anmydad an mother an my
my mother of course naturallymydad and my granny young
my my gran that smydad s mother in stockton
eye on it she andmydear mother in law get
the door got slammed inmyface and my mother came
my mother s side taemyfaither s side it was
to get itself left offmyfinger last night mother tells
early m608: mm m1163: andmygran on my mother s
m1078: my grandparents [exhale] wellmygrandfather died before my mother
italy m608: uh huh m1163: mygrandfather on my mother s
day miss hutchings went tomygrandfather s shops where mother
mother was their granny anmygrandmother was gran gran an
kirkyard my mother s mothermygrannie died at wetwards in
course naturally my dad andmygranny young my mother s
his mother would gush propheticallymyjohnny s going to be
refugee from the holocaust andmylate mother s family were
the bellies of inca wormsmymother a withered gourd came
my mother was a g-mymother actually er her mother
were growing up you seemymother actually saw education and
he was my cousin anmymother adopted him when he
i never got to seemymother all day mm m941:
set went up for christmasmymother always always did that
biscuits oh that was somethingmymother always called them belgian
yeah m1014: i ve heardmymother an faither usin that
s what i got frommymother an gin i d
the cloth gave it tomymother an my mother put
a gaelic speaker [inhale] thoughmymother and grandmother would speak
an old pram f637: andmymother and i went f640:
mmhm f637: and i remembermymother and i were comin
mm f637: and i remembermymother and it was a
whit s wrong missus taemymother and my mother says
nelson m608: okay m636: andmymother as a young woman
one like this used bymymother at pitglassie came from
get eh sour milk becausemymother baked m635: mm m608:
re yours aren t theymymother began hopefully when i
f963: yeah f965: i remembermymother boiling this thing for
m1036: born in falkirk andmymother born in glasgow f606:
hadn t heard since childhoodmymother called it appleringie f718:
off their chest next daymymother came an exquisite jewelcase
slammed in my face andmymother came down and she
part of me does becausemymother came from that eh
do ye rem- f637: butmymother could bake and there
allowed to go for becausemymother couldn t afford tae
started going i think whethermymother did go once or
the family use that althoughmymother didn t cause she
shopped and ehm oh ayemymother didn t have a
hae water in the hoosemymother didnae hae a sink
came over it disappeared butmymother didnae have her sorrows
vision and erm he aftermymother died [cough] and er
to a poor family ladymymother died when i was
ehm i often speak taemymother eh in the mornins
was still taen up taemymother even though they d
ale would be the resultmymother ever a teetotaller never
i don t know ifmymother expects me to go
we were affa fortunate ehmymother f1041: no f1043: an
called by his name bymymother f1054: cause i ken
your f637: [laugh] and thenmymother f638: money f637: was
always a boiling fowl whichmymother f641: mmhm f640: boiled
with clean dish towels andmymother f641: mmhm f640: bought
was really quite different andmymother f641: mmhm f640: was
way the letter looked whenmymother flapped it in front
did it wi us thoughmymother flitted tae torry in
got ehm another voucher offmymother for tesco s she
and we come back andmymother gave us eh sixpence
that s the truth [audience laughter]mymother god rest her was
be jelly crystals i remembermymother got used to make
o income till e hoosemymother had a rotary churn
white and that s becausemymother had a visitor once
and make it as briefmymother had an uncle from
me f632: mmhm f646: andmymother had been bakin f632:
sure f640: uh huh ehmmymother had belonged to a
going to exist so imymother had died and i
had no idea what negotiationsmymother had entered into and
our area and i thinkmymother had gone to that
[inaudible] f1040: mmhm f1041: ifmymother had if my mother
already i was wondering whethermymother had intended such a
very old fashioned electric firemymother had [laugh] f641: [laugh]
know f632: uh huh f646: mymother had to drag me
a wheelchair in the gardenmymother had to extract lighted
were really hot so m-mymother had to put the
to end the notes frommymother here is just a
what you what i callmymother i just called her
would be fourteen ehm ohmymother i ll tell i
out to the housing schememymother i think the next
corryfisted and that was frommymother in law as well
the tatties were bylt anmymother in law didnae believe
awkward f1144: and that wasmymother in law f1145: awkward
baby just use baby ormymother in law said earlier
take that home and showmymother it and ye d
dreadful thing throughout my childhoodmymother jumped when the doorbell
says who hit you andmymother just missed me she
is left handed yeah althoughmymother just says awkward f1144:
[laugh] f632: [laugh] f646: somymother kept me back and
a lot of english tomymother latterly because i associated
the meter it was nevermymother m1022: it was it
f637: i mean even formymother m608: mm oh aye
m816: ma mother used tomymother m815: ma dad s
margaret s bridesmaid right f637: mymother made her frock f638:
we did live together andmymother made me come home
and ye d f637: andmymother made this frock f638:
dish of calfie s cheesemymother made this sometimes at
a bluish haze he resemblesmymother more than anyone how
fields and we said taemymother mum there s tatty
day i changed from callingmymother mummy to the day
have samuel s ball wellmymother nearly died cause she
till i was fifteen somymother needed the money i
to phone the doctor formymother neil what happened peggy
thing of husbands an thingsmymother never ever called my
and there would be wellmymother never made things like
was mail order bought bymymother now deceased deliberately nylon
is a ehm word thatmymother occasionally uses ehm m1008:
was my my mu- mymymother of course naturally my
it turned out i toldmymother oh she says don
strong hands and talks tomymother on the other side
is yes m1055: i m-mymother perhaps it s something
bare their most personal possessionsmymother practically slept with her
[laugh] f640: remember you knowmymother put a nice cloth
it to my mother anmymother put the canes in
listening from my bedroom tomymother raking out the ashes
table f641: mmhm mm f640: mymother really taught us the
had answered a difficult questionmymother rewarded miss hutchings with
probably similarly i ve gotmymother s accent but she
time er to erm intermymother s ashes er which
you erm look at itmymother s been over here
a maze of scars onmymother s belly three years
the people themselves i usedmymother s box brownie camera
forsook muse is a thiefmymother s dead to all
this saying again you knowmymother s example i often
use it any more m1019: mymother s expression would be
she d my mu- beenmymother s friend when she
fasten with a button hookmymother s grannie died in
fin e kye wis eelmymother s grannie made ale
kiddies an aathing it wasmymother s hoose because your
everything was still brought taemymother s hoose m1042: that
have gone to stay atmymother s i hope you
and strength and clippers overduemymother s life was calling
dad and my granny youngmymother s mother m608: she
is buried in bellie kirkyardmymother s mother my grannie
yeah yeah m1163: you knowmymother s parents on bo-
er wa- was stealing frommymother s purse [laugh] which
school if she goes andmymother s sayin why he
huh m1163: my grandfather onmymother s side he died
something that stuck an onmymother s side i had
side an a papa onmymother s side m1000: that
stay up in milan onmymother s side m608: mmhm
m1163: and my gran onmymother s side she just
the difference is tae separatemymother s side tae my
at the end o hairstmymother s uncle jimmie stronach
porridge as the mainstay thoughmymother s uncle would take
big lump s comin [laugh]mymother said and what did
babies or soldiers skipping gamesmymother said dad s dinner
mother said dad s dinnermymother said i shouldna play
or the living room butmymother said she used tae
aye ye gave it tomymother same f640: [inaudible] f637:
re pagans like the popemymother says i mustn t
s ball oh dear godmymother says it s got
and spasms and then diedmymother says oh i ll
missus tae my mother andmymother says oh the wheels
biddin f632: uh huh f646: mymother says when i looked
it doon that way andmymother says ye came over
and i passed and thenmymother says ye cannae go
go back the same withmymother she does not want
f638: and i remember ehmymother she heard they were
huh uh huh m1163: andmymother she s italian m608:
but mr mcvicar was tellinmymother she told me years
the older people there andmymother simply had to use
there s a photograph ofmymother sitting in her home
man i used to hearmymother speak of him when
are originally and the waymymother speaks in the former
right place in the waymymother speaks the mother s
other side of the roommymother stirs porridge on the
school f638: that s becausemymother taught us that eat
to think it was moremymother that came up with
later that day and toldmymother that not only could
will realise one day saidmymother that these are the
s when ye said taemymother that ye d have
playd syne was farewell tomymother the queen the lasten
alison and a brooch formymother there was also a
two authentic looking workmen calledmymother they said had asked
she delivered a letter tomymother to the effect that
the dyke outside to drymymother told me a lot
the door to welcome memymother told me about you
s and pats and asmymother told me often enough
m1146: that s right mymymother told this story of
to tell anyone here thatmymother tongue is gaelic the
i pay tribute to himmymother too often comments i
had some like like mymymother took ill i i
i think the next daymymother took me to the
school almost completely gaelic speakingmymother tried to teach me
i ll save you [laugh]mymother used tae aye tell
were hand kni- i kenmymother used tae hand knit
men weemen wore the ugliesmymother used tae make them
a big thing made bymymother used tae make them
i have pissin down anmymother used tae talk about
aye oh we we didmymother used to do it
colour and that s whatmymother used to do or
f1145: awkward m1146: mmhm mymymother used to say carryhanded
was necessary in fact andmymother used to say quite
m815: [laugh] m816: prestwick whichmymother used to tell me
were theekit an raipit andmymother used to twine the
doon to it was smoo-mymother used to use it
oh yes i remember wh-mymother used to work in
got a word that i-mymother used which i i
shettleston used tae go withmymother walkin tae shettleston that
a couple of years agomymother was 97 yesterday and
folk f1018: i know ohmymother was a g- my
and i think er althoughmymother was a scot and
sisters f1027: [laugh] f1023: nomymother was a widow she
well my grandfather died beforemymother was born f718: [laugh]
vernacular in the house becausemymother was born in ireland
became a naturalised gaelic speakermymother was brought up in
the memories of older generationsmymother was brought up in
word for doing your wilkiesmymother was from stornoway she
that would be an nowmymother was from wigtownshire i
and the language was absolutelymymother was gonnae thump me
porch wearing my trophy feathersmymother was hanging the washing
people to eat their mealsmymother was in such a
brought up in bridgeton andmymother was just over m1004:
situation that i saw whenmymother was terminally ill in
confusin two grannies so theirmymother was their granny an
was a very private personmymother what was hers was
tried this theory out withmymother when she came on
it and it was apparentlymymother who didn t like
dope soon after buying relicsmymother who was a recent
an i think it wasmymother who would say she
think i can t remembermymother will kill me [laugh]
i got a parcel frommymother with some make up
to school f1018: yeah m1021: mymother wo- they went to
through too also too wasmymother worked in the wvs
then we would have herringmymother would make potted herring
be cry- greet- crying andmymother would say aye well
just say up and doonmymother would say oh him
were all common an butmymother would say that now
door dashin in the doormymother would say where are
ye came in ye knowmymother would ve f638: an
in and he said tomymother yer streetchers fa in
that this well she dmymu- been my mother s
time eh there was mymymu- my my mother of
there was my my mu-mymy mother of course naturally
great m1146: that s rightmymy mother told this story
you had some like likemymy mother took ill i
law f1145: awkward m1146: mmhmmymy mother used to say
that time eh there wasmymy mu- my my mother
ehm is what i callmyown mother ehm mummy when
navy overall similar to onemyown mother wore when i
this beggar maid shall bemyqueen when her mother shatters
mother to the effect thatmysilence was disturbing the other
gorgeous mother i confide tomyson gug gug gug he
pocahontas of the porch wearingmytrophy feathers my mother was
maybe beside the point butmywife mary s mother always
f1134: you mean my f1133: myboss f1134: my dad f1133:
soup cups they really makemybroth taste very special dad
my uncle adam was givinmydad a haircut f632: mmhm
don t know the thingsmydad agnes i know aboot
right f943: and then toldmydad and he was like
get away it s memydad and my wee brother
turned round told me andmydad and went shhh f1037:
love thy neighbour as yourselfmydad as befitted one whose
folk m842: aye [laugh] f831: mydad ayeweys goes on aboot
hear scots spoken not frommydad but from my friends
f1155: but and my dadmydad came back from costa
there with a parent andmydad came to the lecture
[laugh] yeah f1038: and ermydad came with me cause
there s one called aftermydad [censored: surname and street name] row it s
it into a little onemydad changed it into a
your bedroom m1106 : [exhale] [inhale]mydad changed it into a
talented needle woman i knowmydad did not marry her
there was six but thenmydad died five of us
comin up for two whenmydad died he had some
told w- befo- just beforemydad died that i had
things my sister did beforemydad died was to take
said i would walk withmydad down to the garage
than others m608: well certainlymydad enjoys it aye yeah
nine m1078: [inaudible] f1077: andmydad er must have gone
my my dad well certainlymydad erm was at sea
alone with my mum andmydad f1103: aw and did
my f1133: my boss f1134: mydad f1133: [laugh] no your
halls no i stay withmydad f1150: no i think
oh portpatrick [laugh] f1155: andmydad f1154: yeah that s
are different yeah f833: mymydad f832: have they just
f746: so so yeah yeahmydad gets called bramwell as
wur turn and f637: andmydad got this big bag
f641: okay f640: because ehmydad got two days off
got family in f1148: yeahmydad had an aunt there
a croft that dad hadmydad had his own business
f813: uh huh they toldmydad he d won a
wis i wis okay anmydad he rushed me down
live at the smiddy asmydad henry was going to
it into a little onemydad just changed it f1105:
of you know like peoplemydad knew and f1149: mmhm
know i was the samemydad [laugh] my dad would
[laugh] f1038: and me andmydad [laugh] started laughing [laugh]
no really m944: yeah f943: mydad like i changed contract
to be a man likemydad like those boys but
there was cricket there andmydad liked the cricket [laugh]
school is actually really f813: mydad m811: bad for you
f1103: do ye f1104: becausemydad makes me a pop
wee boogs f1155: but andmydad my dad came back
with my family my mamydad my sister [laugh] f835:
speak it she won tmydad normally does do you
to s- mention it tomydad or to forget it
an my kids called likemydad papa an mark will
or whatever it helps thatmydad s a teacher so
sunday i m goin tomydad s and i don
cause a a mate ofmydad s at work had
och no f810: no [laugh]mydad s bought a sunbed
sitting on the mudguard ofmydad s case tractor while
i was born in hollandmydad s dutch and my
like a twang f833: yeahmydad s f832: yeah f835:
your dad s french f643: mydad s french yes uh
this chippy eh and ehmydad s from dundee so
starry and i remember holdingmydad s hand and being
uses scots at home ifmydad s in a good
across the road from itmydad s is one of
in ballater for 7 yearsmydad s italian he uses
won a free cruise andmydad s like a free
like a free cruise andmydad s like no i
things i suppose f1038: nowmydad s like oh i
to look up to nowmydad s like oh that
f1145: mmhm yeah f1144: wasmydad s mum and dad
was the opposite it smydad s mum that was
far as i know mymydad s parents are both
into reality the boys inmydad s primary 4 and
records and ehm comics likemydad s really into old
more english than scottish f833: mydad s retained a lot
words f832: uh huh f833: mydad s retained a lot
dad was a- i thinkmydad s side of the
still still goin around f833: mydad s still got the
like you can imagine likemydad s what like fifty
poor mum erm but ermydad s yeah he does
the old one out somydad said aw you know
comin along an i heardmydad say this kei winna
they sort of said ohmydad sayin we ll go
of postcards and things thatmydad sent and photographs he
fierce dog on the tablemydad set knives and forks
ballater i m from forresmydad speaks english he doesn
is english i like itmydad speaks to people on
just [inaudible] that whatsit f1145: mydad talks about a hoogie
the incident and said tomydad that oh i didn
a number o years agomydad took me out there
mmhm f643: ehm but whenmydad tried to pick it
m1090: [inaudible] maybe it smydad uh you was f1089:
had this pair o shoesmydad used to always come
all night f1143: [laugh] f1144: mydad used to say what
i remember that f1039: butmydad was a butcher wi
s hour through week daysmydad was a discriminating wireless
and well no i thinkmydad was a- i think
twang to have oh f1155: mydad was born in elderslie
f1143: toolbox f1145: yeah ifmydad was goin out on
this hotel one night anmydad was just along the
dad was sayin to memydad was sayin m811: yeah
mm f814: remember it f813: mydad was sayin that isn
treat me like that f813: mydad was sayin to me
and dad had met becausemydad was stationed there erm
come back down to ayrmydad wasn t well m608:
oh my god my mymydad well certainly my dad
cause like the guy thatmydad went to the wedding
[laugh] f1038: maybe me andmydad were just being childish
always so easily interchangeable yesterdaymydad will meet a fierce
easily identifiable goal posts untilmydad with genuine school masterly
the same my dad [laugh]mydad would be like oh
just with my mum ermydad would be working bu-
good f1149: see i thinkmydad would quite like to
tool kit or the toolsmydad would refer to the
in she habbered it smydad you see my thochts
are you goin f834: withmyfamily my ma my dad
from my dad but frommyfriends it s o k
my mum s day ohmygod my my my dad
remember they lived with mymygran that s my dad
dad and then i hadmygranny and grandpa was my
dad was a welshman f1037: myhe is he is a
my grandad was papa anmykids called like my dad
goin f834: with my familymyma my dad my sister
primary six i went wimymum an dad an eh
year when they were look-mymum an dad was goin
pair an the next yearmymum an dad were goin
six in the family includingmymum and dad and pe-
it was kinda f814: yeahmymum and dad are both
broughty ferry which was wheremymum and dad had met
i m used to ismymum and dad just don
all my life in ballatermymum and dad speak some
like don t bother wimymum and dad well they
poly f1038: oh yeah yeahmymum and dad went there
not heard that one f1024: mymum and dad would have
t really f1148: mmhm f1149: mymum and dad wouldn t
i m all alone withmymum and my dad f1103:
come up usually just withmymum er my dad would
was he f634: my mymymum s dad f631: i
my dad s dutch andmymum s from edinburgh we
my granny and grandpa wasmymum s mum and dad
f832: are different yeah f833: mymy dad f832: have they
as far as i knowmymy dad s parents are
day oh my god mymymy dad well certainly my
dad was he f634: mymymy mum s dad f631:
s day oh my godmymy my dad well certainly
s dad was he f634: mymy my mum s dad
dad s mum that wasmynana f1024: mm right f1027:
life one of the thingsmysister did before my dad
family my ma my dadmysister [laugh] f835: [laugh] f833:
later dad appeared to swallowmystory but gave me one
s my dad you seemythochts raced a boozer a
s me my dad andmywee brother f1150: mmhm is
f1142: mum wipe it offmyairm f1141: okay f1142: please
called her my mum anmyaunts an that called their
m1106: you squee- you squeezemyback mum it s magic
ll just got something onmyback mum stop it f1105:
f1142: ow ma back mummyback [sob] f1141: look that
m1096: mum can you domybuttons f1095: [inaudible] i forgot
f1102: so naebody gets inmycar mum i canna lock
f1142: mum i nae wantmychicken dippers f1141: [inhale] f1142:
just clip that mum outmyears f1097: oh woah woah
bright f1121: too bright inmyeyes f1122: mum i ll
mum s i do allmyf1155: but they re they
put mum i can putmyface in the water f1105:
mmhm m1106: mum why doesmyfavourite boat gets wet f1105:
could feel the water withmyfingers f1121: ooh f1122: mum
meal i sat and wrotemyfirst letter home mum will
10pm our time i gotmyfirst phone call from mum
mum will i put mymyfoot on this pond f1103:
mum look look there smyfrog f1105: oh so it
mum played with me withmygames and my toys and
s the one thing likemygirlfriend her mum er keeps
i m too hot wimygloves on mum i canna
m- her mum who wasmygran had gone to the
got well my mum andmygran had got home and
got home and my mummygran said to my mum
gran f1041: aye meenie wasmygrandma bessie was my mum
eh f1142: mum where didmygranny sell them at f1141:
my mum s no putmygutties in my bag or
hae a bath and washmyhair f1102: mum will you
i m putting this inmyhair f1103: mm f1104: mum
to ask my mum aboutmyhair i ll just come
i m putting this inmyhair mum i m putting
taken mum f1101: no causemyhair s a mess no
twinkle mum i can putmyhand out in the plug
[inaudible] aa the m1106: mummyhelicopter s n- f1105: [?]bolts and buckies in.[/?]
n- f1105: [?]bolts and buckies in.[/?] m1106: mummyhelicopter s nae working f1105:
pie pinky pie i shookmyhorse f1103: mm f1104: mum
chest m1106: mum where smy[inaudible] f1105: brought out a
mum can you take offmy[inaudible] mm f1121: it s
do you want to seemy[inaudible] mum f1105: uh huh
[inaudible] mum look look atmyjammies f1103: oh they are
your chips f1102: mum domyjigsaw first f1101: haud on
see mum can you passmyjuice please can you pass
mum my lace is openmylace is open f1141: your
canna dae them see mummylace is open my lace
went doon an it caughtmyleg an my mum kicked
99 i ve lived allmylife in ballater my mum
pony f1114: pony f1113: ponymylittle pony f1114: mum it
erm and study and buymymum a present so she
[inaudible] i forgot to askmymum about my hair i
wi the chairs i toldmymum about the new chairs
said evidently she said tomymum all she could see
eh gordon aye yes ismymum alright agnes sure she
died it was really f1144: mymum always had set days
plunkin plunkin it down f1054: mymum always speaks aboot i
was my grandma bessie wasmymum an i billie was
although my mum called hermymum an my aunts an
didn t want to tellmymum an that cause we
south and they understood bothmymum and i quite easily
armbands f1148: [inhale] f1149: andmymum and i were just
group for alzheimer s withmymum and it was just
i we had got wellmymum and my gran had
we sent a message tomymum and to gabriel it
near the docks ehm andmymum bein the oldest had
most awful job and thenmymum bought me the p-
action man with one armmymum buyed me that cause
ehm i think i thinkmymum by the time i
f1144: mum as well althoughmymum called her my mum
m608: [inaudible] mm f643: becausemymum certainly was capable of
was mine and of coursemymum confiscated the easter egg
long stay in london somymum decided to go to
did you [laugh] f1148: wellmymum decided to take us
it s really weird likemymum did a spanish course
and i said oh wellmymum doesn t have time
the f1144: mmhm [laugh] wellmymum entertained him in the
had to share it withmymum f1024: [laugh] f1025: [cough]
the the medical centre wimymum f606: yeah m845: so
wasn t allowed barbies causemymum f813: so did i
his kind of name causemymum gets called like bean
f1154: [sniff] cool f1155: andmymum got a new car
the midwife and my mymymum had evidently said oh
it ehm in her [tut]mymum had me when she
to buy some rolls becausemymum had some visitors who
i was months old causemymum had to go to
f689: thought i d keepmymum happy she wanted proper
doing that f1038: erm wellmymum hasn t er was
wouldn t let me leavemymum i didn t know
just like screaming i wantmymum i want my mum
[censored: forename] s on thursday metmymum in edinburgh on friday
[laugh] well f1154: well f1155: mymum is from reading originally
s done it then causemymum is is like really
more and more uncomfortable formymum it wasn t that
all yeah but i thinkmymum just kind of did
[laugh] f810: that s whatmymum keeps goin they ll
needed tae get stitches anmymum kicked up a fuss
it caught my leg anmymum kicked up a fuss
you never go outside doesmymum know where is she
they were down to seemymum last week in the
a tannoy announcement out formymum [laugh] i was quite
such a fright that ifmymum like if a policeman
ultravox yeah m816: yeah m815: mymum likes ultravox m816: aye
f1077: and in fact wellmymum lived there after sheila
don t think so andmymum lived with her parents
i ll go home andmymum ll tell me all
to look after us andmymum looked after him and
just mum or mammy f1145: mymum maw maw maw if
scottish m1078: yes my mummymum might just have been
gran had got home andmymum my gran said to
they also scottish m1078: yesmymum my mum might just
mum my gran said tomymum now you d better
it not are you sayinmymum or are you sayin
play with f1104: yeah butmymum played with me with
went through various processes andmymum reckoned that at one
to differentiate mmhm f1024: andmymum s a nana whereas
much fun f814: whereas nowmymum s always like yeah
and everybody was impressed withmymum s beautiful creation [laugh]
m goin down to seemymum s boyfriend s parents
my granny s and hermymum s brothers several of
mum s brothers several ofmymum s brothers were hangin
but in in certainly inmymum s day oh my
so [laugh] f1154: oh maybemymum s done it then
i go home next weekmymum s going to want
quite funny because i vemymum s got quite a
living together so i meanmymum s grandchildren she didn
enough for that f1154: butmymum s i do all
f1155: i mean i thinkmymum s just going to
of like ever getting onmymum s knee or getting
t know erm [sniff] butmymum s like got to
it never went oot onmymum s line my stuff
to the taxi driver likemymum s lived f1037: yeah
me about that ho- f1155: mymum s lost three hundred
me to the fact thatmymum s meals were being
female side of it likemymum s mum s the
well and truly english butmymum s mum was from
the car [laugh] f1154: ohmymum s new erm new
was i was eh haudinmymum s no eh my
t pronounce the ts f1145: mymum s no put my
does suit you f1154: [laugh]mymum s not going to
go christmas shopping f1155: mmhmmymum s not she s
you because everybody you knowmymum s sisters and brothers
no f1023: granny that f1024: mymum s yo- the female
parts of it you knowmymum said at one stage
f1144: huffy huffy or asmymum said m1146: mm f1144:
stockings f631: mmhm f634: butmymum said no once you
f807: yeah f806: tut butmymum said that everything s
you and one was thatmymum said you ve you
and eh [laugh] i remembermymum sayin to me it
a number of years uhmymum says i am very
dee it in front omymum she tells me aff
another story wi that mymymum [sniff] eh i had
does your mum speak scotsmymum sometimes does it depends
my granda s at kennethmontmymum sometimes uses it with
booking with like i thinkmymum sort of confirmed with
you were taken there likemymum started in the mills
startit the scuil f643: andmymum stayed just along fae
with the [censored: companyname] group causemymum tells me a bit
s probably more influenced bymymum than my peers so
want my mum i wantmymum they couldn t f1149:
he was goin to diemymum took him out of
of us in that housemymum two brothers and a
partick m1048: er i broughtmymum up i brought my
my mum up i broughtmymum up one day with
cleaner comes round i knowmymum used to always do
a nice one yeah ehmymum used to go into
er f1054: that s onemymum uses aye m1022: and
a different job and mymymum was a spool winder
it that if he likesmymum was english and she
culture of the time whenmymum was expecting me her
really hard time and whenmymum was expecting me this
a hospital like i thinkmymum was going to take
m811: [laugh] f813: school andmymum was gutted cause she
uh huh m1048: and ermymum was not impressed at
god f1149: yeah so likemymum was really worried but
an my sister was sickmymum was sick an me
is [laugh] yeah f1148: andmymum was too scared she
i would be stuck becausemymum was working olive was
ehm i think because ehmmymum well there was a
i was comin in thatmymum would always come in
then of course you knowmymum would be tired so
never had a washin machinemymum would particularly make me
a dead loss really asmymum would put it er
re- i remember wh- whenmymum would say aw yeah
attention ugh the cricket againmymum would say without fail
bad for your teeth anywaymymum would whisper to us
f1148: uh huh so youmymum wouldn t allow me
sitting in the pictures andmymum you know the her
one mum will i putmymy foot on this pond
for the midwife and mymymy mum had evidently said
s another story wi thatmymy mum [sniff] eh i
a a different job andmymy mum was a spool
down for the midwife andmymy my mum had evidently
i mummy i m writingmyname first mum can you
your t shirt look atmynew t shirt f1124: mum
well mum mum what smynooks and crannies again well
in careful mum this ismyone f1117: [laugh] f1118: i
influenced by my mum thanmypeers so f1150: yeah so
my school mum there smyplaygroup f1101: that s right
mum f1113: okay f1114: oopsmyrub a dub dub rub
my school we might seemyschool mum there s my
then right [inaudible] f1136: mummyseat f1135: uh huh [inaudible]
i f1121: my shot f1122: mysh- mum it fell off
wir car mum i likemyshoes f1101: they re gorgeous
will i f1122: i f1121: myshot f1122: my sh- mum
f832: [laugh] f833: choppy anmysister was sick my mum
[panting] mum do you seemysmoke look [exhale] f1101: it
this mum did you seemysmoke look f1101: [laugh] f1102:
on my mum s linemystuff f1023: only her stuff
a good wee packer mummysuit was hardly creased the
eating nothing i ve hadmytea m1106: mum f1105: uh
my mum s no ehmyteacher s hands f1095: fa
paint paint butter butter mummythi- things keep fallin doon
come here then [inaudible] f1142: mythingie keeps comin off mum
your playschool okay [inaudible] mummythingie s came off my
[inaudible] mum f1141: what f1142: mythingie s [inaudible] [inaudible] f1141:
this year f1122: mum ismytorch really bright f1121: too
trousers a mess mum f1117: mytrousers are a mess aye
again right f1114: it smyturn f1113: no mum s
mum purple purple purple purplemyturn my turn my f1121:
no has to wait tillmyturn no mum [sob] f1123:
s mum s turn f1113: myturn right that one f1114:
m1106: mum you ll havemywater scoop that s a
1 of my thesis backmy2nd reader prof [censored: surname] has
conduct and my labour andmyachievements lilian oh you ve
just sort my ains sortmyains [?]my things are sorted[/?] i m going
sort my ones just sortmyains sort my ains [?]my things are sorted[/?]
t leave my bag ormyanything lying about anywhere you
bend my ear to twistmyarm i ll wager it
there pause oh my armmyarm s so sore starts
near bucklt my stays anmybackside wis stertin tae peel
but i wouldn t leavemybag or my anything lying
to get my flight withoutmybag when it popped out
it because my wife andmybairns believed in me and
drap o toddy tae heatmybanes an brek my sweit
february well three weeks aftermybirthday and my presents haven
is my bodie this ismybleed bliss lord this bried
chin together my soul shakenmybody convulsed with agony it
sell but my youth andmybody you are old lady
buik this is bone ofmybone and flesh of my
into my sleeping bag withmyboots on and pulled it
eh mike an i mymybrother in law and this
i was eh visitin mymybrother in law he was
very first time i remembermybrother was sayin my brother
f1148: [laugh] f1149: my siste-mybrother we learned at the
when i was ten somybrother would be eight my
off my first spool ofmycamera i can t remember
my leg muscles and domycardiovascular system no end of
rather shivers and shakes inmycase in my past lives
structure within a clause patternmycat eats beans my old
[censored: forename] f1118: what [censored: forename] f1117: my[censored: forename] f1118: and my [censored: forename]
f1117: my [censored: forename] f1118: andmy[censored: forename] too f1117: mmhm your
over my chair my chairmychair my chair i m
your chair over then f1142: mychair s over my chair
i ve tried drawing withmycharcoal and painting with my
roderick maccallum esquire o stirlinmycheeks are aa blushes my
that older people do inmyconstituency they demand my support
that my ma aye criedmyda bobby f1043: no f1041:
his tool kit m1042: mymyda f1041: just his tool
ken my da wis merrietmyda niver lets dab aboot
show them to my daddymydaddy is a big black
said sorry to her alreadymydaddy is staring into my
i can show them tomydaddy my daddy is a
is that apart from givingmydaughter away my contribution was
s my dinner is thatmydinner f1125: your dinner f1126:
mm no i just atemydinner i just ate my
that my dinner that smydinner is that my dinner
aye f1125: aye f1126: thatmydinner that s my dinner
t have to bother withmydirty pants yes my dear
bubbles going up my n-my[?]ear[/?] put this over here
he s wanting to bendmyear to twist my arm
this was my one ofmyearlier attempts probably about [cough]
eh never learned it becausemyem my teachers didn t
you wash my my h-myerm gloves wi the windae
she has my hair andmyeyebrows and all my other
shimmering and dissolving tears fillmyeyes and stream down my
my old dear i fixmyeyes on the altar too
were echoing in my headmyeyes were dazzled by the
my eyes and stream downmyface sobs shake me fiona
throw away the happiness omyfaimily and my position in
go to visit my ehmmyfamily in unst which is
s my first that smyfavourite m865: okay any accent
well i finally polished offmyfinal version of my first
an i had tae usemyfingers tae eat my fish
and i ve finished offmyfirst spool of my camera
use my fingers tae eatmyfish [laugh] f1041: [laugh] f1054:
my bone and flesh ofmyflesh and they shall be
point of leaving to getmyflight without my bag when
saturday evenings andy i thochtmyfree time was my ain
was good f833: except mymyfrench person was a bit
him but he really fanciedmyfriend he fancied my friend
went oh my god ohmygod you know want a
shall be my fowk anmygod yours at her faither
an my grunny cried mymygranda bill f1040: [inaudible] m1042:
visitin her my grandad justmygrandad s a total star
words from my youth withmygrandchildren and words that we
mottled kinda coloured cause mymygrandfather had a trawler f1043:
be a generational thing mymygranny would have said ben
bobby f1043: no f1041: anmygrunny cried my my granda
f1102: did you wash mymyh- my erm gloves wi
down the messages and takenmyhand she usually held my
my hand will you haudmyhand that s for some
my war these scars onmyhands are for drawing pictures
clean who up m1128: mymyhands f1127: farr s the
jack ach havers man beaumontmyhoose my hame the happiness
hae his breist bane neathmyhorn sae i bide my
in the poem he mentionsmyincome comes from my book
be significantly amended james smithmyinstructions to my solicitors were
jacket clap my jacket clapmyjacket clap my jacket clap
f1136: i- my jacket clapmyjacket clap my jacket clap
jacket clap my jacket clapmyjacket clap my jacket no
games and my toys andmyjigsaws f1103: did she aw
bar of the bed withmyknees and chin together my
aimed over my shoulder atmylap could pick up page
be charted by magellan behindmylashes behind my dewy peepers
my ear pierced but obviouslymylip f1155: mmhm oh f1154:
of auld lang syne inmyliving room i realised my
my living room i realisedmyloyal companion had been left
lugs and your ears m1092: mylugs and my ears f1091:
ken f1041: never heard thatmyma aye cried my da
the core one because mymymain interest would be would
my two outings a yearmymain outings are though i
must wear my props thenmymedical aids all the better
tu- tutor my my mentormymentor yes f1054: uh huh
was praising him with allmymind an all my soul
arrangements be disturbed i dabbedmymouth with my napkin to
speak eh mike an imymy brother in law and
eh i was eh visitinmymy brother in law he
f1043: his tool kit m1042: mymy da f1041: just his
it was good f833: exceptmymy french person was a
f1041: an my grunny criedmymy granda bill f1040: [inaudible]
a mottled kinda coloured causemymy grandfather had a trawler
baby in april ehm butmymy grandson s four past
of older generations and thatmymy great grannie who was
eh f1102: did you washmymy h- my erm gloves
f1127: clean who up m1128: mymy hands f1127: farr s
better wi the skin m1042: mymy my problem is i
f641: mmhm f640: erm nomymy parents had no church
wi the skin m1042: mymymy problem is i ve
for the for christmas becausemymy son just got engaged
my seat belt and dislocatingmyneck from my shoulders they
my retreat instead i pressmynose to future s shop
deeve with my questions andmynotemaking and they imparted their
to grind metal fatigue smyonly niggling angst my cousin
huh mm m1174: in inmyopinion that s my personal
you know well it wasmyown choice sort of my
them through my fault throughmyown fault an we beat
i bang my knee onmyown special stool and land
if i put my stoolmyown special stool in front
my desk and continue withmyown work such as it
my room and peace wettingmypants on the way back
mmhm f640: erm no mymyparents had no church connection
oh aye [inaudible] m819: mymyparents were were through cause
shakes in my case inmypast lives i ve discovered
comments are not based onmyperceptions but on my experience
in my opinion that smypersonal opinion erm so we
microphone [cat miaows] f1113: [inaudible] f1114: myphone my my microphone my
my point wasn t thatmypoint was that i knew
law f963: well yes butmypoint wasn t that my
the skin m1042: my mymyproblem is i ve got
my cheeks are aa blushesmypuir lugs are dirlin frae
to you my experience andmyreaction fiona hyslop thank you
broadband however that is outwithmyresponsibility and my minister s
wastin my time gettin inmyroad ye ken fit men
it down i escaped tomyroom and peace wetting my
i can get without undoingmyseat belt and dislocating my
of my street flying smysecret it wouldn t do
that camera 1 aimed overmyshoulder at my lap could
f643: yeah coup on mymyside m608: mm f641: mm
well [laugh] f1148: [laugh] f1149: mysiste- my brother we learned
yes lila f1104: erm mymysisters are erm in africa
the for christmas because mymyson just got engaged the
my son tess robby ismyson tess this you tryin
tae you know my soremysore sore tae that would
f1107: mmhm m1108: aye blessmysoul f1107: bless my soul
my knees and chin togethermysoul shaken my body convulsed
the happiness of my faimilymystanding in the community they
the chaos inside my headmystream of consciousness as baldy
week after a meeting withmysupervisor and my first reader
heat my banes an brekmysweit an sooth my gowpin
s my mic that smytape machine my mini disc
they drug my horlicks thoughmyteeth may clack like coconuts
and my ear canals andmytesticles what s left of
through my final weeks getmythesis typed duplicated bound and
urgh m1106: they re inmythey re in my drawers
i could get round mymything working there was great
jist hung aboot me wastinmytime gettin in my road
and jeans and filling upmytraining shoes and my mind
are they re alright f1142: mytroosers my troosers keep fallin
[laugh] [laugh] your turn f1121: myturn f1122: my turn to
eh john [censored: surname] and imytwo outings a year my
not realized my limits normyvastness i had not known
that m017: well my [exhale]myviews are th- that that
there was no fighting inmywar these scars on my
and fend for it becausemywife and my bairns believed
never see my grandchildren becausemywife s condition makes flying
my emotions to harmonize withmywill yes but i was
my earlier remarks and inmywritten submission clearly indicated that
some of the words frommyyouth with my grandchildren and

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