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GUEST,Scabby Douglas (at work)	Lyr Req:Oh ye cannae shove yer grannie aff the bus (60* d)	RE: Lyr Req: You canna throw your grannie off the bus	08 Sep 04
Jim Dixon said:"Though I'm no expert on Scottish diction, I think the spelling should be "cannae" and "grannie."" I appreciate what you are saying, Jim. I'm pretty sure that despite living in Scotland all my life (in my fifth decade) and having a deep love and abiding interest for Scots language, I'm not that much of an expert either. However, I'd agree with Andy on this one - "cannae" is ambiguous as a pronunciation guide, while "canny" is pretty clear. Having said that , I think "grannie" and "granny" are more or less equivalent. Maybe a compromise would be be "..canny shove yer grannie.."?

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