Demands to be heard, Patrick; such great sounds emerging…..
Doug
> On May 24, 2017, at 12:28 AM, Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> */gowden - glamourie /*
>
> **
>
> /abune- aiblins/
>
> he read
>
> /attowre - ayont/
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> a book
>
> /biggit- brattle/
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> of poetry
>
> /crammasy - clanjamfrie/
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> he read
>
> /frae ilkae - faukun/
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> a poetry book
>
> /gang aft agley/
>
> but had
>
> /gowden - glamourie /
>
> to admit
>
> /hussyfskap - heuch/
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> that he
>
> /maun - niffer /
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> really
>
> /paction - pattle/
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> enjoyed
>
> /shuther - swees/
>
> the glossary
>
> /thochtie - tousie/
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> most of all
>
> /weel faured - wunds/
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> and especially
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> /gowden - glamourie /
>
> //
>
> /glamourie/
>
> /pmcmanus/
>
> /s170/
>
>
> /I wrote this in tribute to the glorious Scottish wordsI was amazed saddened one Scottish friend objected/
>
> /(to an earlier version)thinking that I was making fun of his language !others have been positive
> /
>
> /would welcome any comments esp from Scots!!/
> //
Douglas Barbour
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https://eclecticruckus.wordpress.com/
Recent publications: (With Sheila E Murphy) Continuations & Continuations 2 (UofAPress).
Recording Dates (Rubicon Press).
Listen. If (UofAPress):
I go down to the Twilight Arcade
and watch the Martian invaders,
already appalled by our language,
pointing at what they want.
Bill Manhire
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