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Date Posted: 17:50:30 08/27/07 Mon
Author: O'Bruadair
Author Host/IP: tnt12-216-180-126-134.dialup.hiwaay.net / 216.180.126.134
Subject: Re: This not a list of "Southernisms" at all!
In reply to: BeeJay 's message, "Re: This not a list of "Southernisms" at all!" on 11:09:42 08/13/07 Mon

I think ye are right. Ullans (or "broad Scots", think Robert Burns) is an Old English dialect just as "west country" is.

>>>Well thar Pat, ye done purdy good. Ye diddin git
>>>zactly all of em (Ye missed leb'm. It's that number
>>>betwixt ten and twelve)
>>>
>>>The surprising thing is though this is not a list of
>>>"Southernisms" at all. These come from the "Somerset
>>>dictionary". Somerset is a county in southwestern
>>>England (one county over from Cornwall and just
>across
>>>the Bristol Channel from Wales).
>>------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>>How fascinating! Thanks for sharing!
>>
>>Ye Ed
>
>I'm new to this site, was lurking then saw this
>thread. I was gonna say, (then read the part about the
>Somerset Dictionary) that many many MANY of our
>"Southernisms"....come down from our early American
>ancestors, particularly those who came from Scotland
>and Ireland. Much of what we say is D'RECKLY linked
>from the Lullans, Lallans, er, Lowlands and Borders of
>Scotland! :)

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>I think ye are right. Ullans (or "broad Scots", think >Robert Burns) is an Old English dialect just as "west >country" is. > >>>>Well thar Pat, ye done purdy good. Ye diddin git >>>>zactly all of em (Ye missed leb'm. It's that number >>>>betwixt ten and twelve) >>>> >>>>The surprising thing is though this is not a list of >>>>"Southernisms" at all. These come from the "Somerset >>>>dictionary". Somerset is a county in southwestern >>>>England (one county over from Cornwall and just >>across >>>>the Bristol Channel from Wales). >>>----------------------------------------------------- >- >>> >>> >>>How fascinating! Thanks for sharing! >>> >>>Ye Ed >> >>I'm new to this site, was lurking then saw this >>thread. I was gonna say, (then read the part about the >>Somerset Dictionary) that many many MANY of our >>"Southernisms"....come down from our early American >>ancestors, particularly those who came from Scotland >>and Ireland. Much of what we say is D'RECKLY linked >>from the Lullans, Lallans, er, Lowlands and Borders of >>Scotland! :)
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