[New-Poetry] Re: one man's snow...

[Roger Collett]

Ah well, the Scots always did claim Carlisle as theirs.
Back to lurking. Just keeping an eye on what Judy's up to, as per instructions from Beijing.

Roger 




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robin Hamilton" <robin.hamilton2 at btinternet.com>
To: "NewPoetry: Contemporary Poetry News &amp;Views" <new-poetry at wiz.cath.vt.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 6:02 PM
Subject: Re: [New-Poetry] Re: one man's snow...


> <<
> This particular syntax is Northern English, particularly Cumbria and 
> Scottish, Dumfries and Galloway
> (and Ayrshire? Robin?)
>>>
> 
> I think throughout central Scotland, Roger, certainly Ayrshire and Glasgow.
> 
> Pretty much Received Standard Spoken Scots -- I was already quite old before 
> I was forced to realise it wasn't also RSE.
> 
> Robin 
> 
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