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Thread #95549   Message #1859558
Posted By: Peace
15-Oct-06 - 03:29 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: Is Scots a Language or a Dialect?
Subject: RE: BS: Is Scots a Language or a Dialect?
I apologize for drifing away fron Scottish English. But having spoken to some English people in person, and some Australians, and Canadians and Americans and ew Zealanders and Indians, and Africans and, and, and, the language changes from place to place even at smmall distances of less than fifty miles (80 km for Canucks). I recall reading a study many years ago that was done in England. In a very small area there were someting like a dozen pronunciations and spelling variations of the word 'icicle'.

Thanks, Kevin. I shall add it to the list.