Penny S. - "Yews don't like to grow on clay" well, there are plenty of yew trees in the south east growing on good "London clay" and chalk downs, so I'm not sure about that statement.

It may be a family peculiarity, but my mother ( mind you my dad does it too ) and her sisters regularly use 'ye' and 'thee'. These terms are only used when special emphasis is wanted, so I'm not sure this is an actual "dialect use" of the terms. I have heard other Glaswegians using these terms, but not frequently or regularly. Just thought I'd throw that in.

TTFN M'Lady P.