SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 956 Title : The Correct Use of Words? Author(s): Mark R Smith Copyright holder(s): Mark R Smith Text why is it dt whin I write dis wy d words seems aileeun t me? d words dt I spik wee soodna feel lik dat. bit dae do. mibee I shood joost no budder. yooz words fae d Oxfurd Ingleesh Dikshunree. ur words dt we lairnt it d skuil. dis wid be an expluraishn, o a kynd. but dat kyndo explorin is really whit is aileeunaitn. so I tink dt aal kerree on alaang dis gaet, fur a whiil. 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 General public: Informed lay people: Other: Self + anyone interested in dialect writing Audience size: 1 Text details Method of composition: Wordprocessed Year of composition: 2004 Word count: 79 Text type Poem/song/ballad: Author Author details Author id: 868 Forenames: Mark Initials: R Surname: Smith Gender: Male Decade of birth: 1970 Educational attainment: University Age left school: 16 Place of birth: Lerwick Region of birth: Shetland Birthplace CSD dialect area: Sh Country of birth: Scotland Place of residence: Glasgow Region of residence: Glasgow Residence CSD dialect area: Gsw Country of residence: Scotland Father's region of birth: Shetland Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: Sh Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's region of birth: Shetland Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: Sh Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: