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Thread #132392   Message #2995591
Posted By: Bill D
28-Sep-10 - 06:55 PM
Thread Name: BS: Emma Thompson attacks poor language
Subject: RE: BS: Emma Thompson attacks poor language
'innit' may be 'reasonable' in common conversation in person, but why type it, unless you are specifically trying to 'ensure' your readers 'hear' a certain dialect...to set a scene or mood.

(I will occasionally use 'ain't' to enhance the flavor of some remark, but I tend to stay fairly formal in most discussions))




Just as a side question: Do Scottish newspapers print stories using broad Scots dialect, similar to how a few folks post? Are modern books printed like Burns would have spoken? I never understood how this works.