SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 584 Title : Sorry Author(s): Wendy de Rusett Copyright holder(s): Wendy de Rusett Text Wee hert Said “tak” Insteid o “take”. Wee moo Said “Sorry!” Bricht een Lookit up, For fear she hid Affrontit me. Wee voice Said “take” Instead o “tak”, Tae please. Wee sowel Apologised, An gey near Gart me greet. Wee craiter, Raivelt, An sae early In the day. This work is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The SCOTS Project and the University of Glasgow do not necessarily endorse, support or recommend the views expressed in this document. Information about document and author: Text Text audience Adults (18+): General public: Audience size: 1000+ Text details Method of composition: Handwritten Year of composition: 2001 Word count: 48 Text medium Other: Exhibition of mixed media, Duff House, Banff, Sept. 2004 Text setting Education: Leisure/entertainment: Text type Poem/song/ballad: Author Author details Author id: 733 Forenames: Wendy Surname: de Rusett Gender: Female Educational attainment: University Age left school: 18 Upbringing/religious beliefs: Protestantism with a strong agnostic background. Occupation: Drama teacher in Primary Schools Place of birth: Aberdeen Region of birth: Aberdeen Birthplace CSD dialect area: Abd Country of birth: Scotland Father's occupation: University Lecturer Father's country of birth: England Mother's occupation: Housewife Mother's place of birth: Buckie Mother's region of birth: Moray Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: Mry Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: Arabic Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: A little. Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Mother tongue, daily use. Language: French Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Fluent, used for teaching drama Language: Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic Speak: No Read: Yes Write: No Understand: No Circumstances: A little, mainly for singing Language: German Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: A little. Language: Scots Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Learner, in community, occ. for literature Language: Turkish Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: A little.