Quote Originally Posted by highlander_Daz View Post
As Ive said before "Scots" is a representation of how some people speak in some parts of Scotland, there is miscnception after misconception about this type of "language" issue, if you went most places in Scotland and attempted to speak like the article suggests most people would be very puzzled, there is NO "scots language" no matter what Alex Salmond or anyone else wants to believe, its ENGLISH with slang and regional variations thrown in. As Ive said before there are so many misconceptions . I recently read one of the "Outlander" series of novels, and the Highland folk were all saying "dinne" "canne" wouldnae" , which is a shame as the books are excelent, this is akin to watching an episode of "Dallas" but all the characters having thick new york accents, very puzzling. Ive alwasy found when people type in phonetics "scots" slightly silly, it isnt representitive of how Scots speak, only a minority.
Imagine a forum that discussed Native ameican dress and culture, and I joined and typed in the style of Jay Silverheels.: "How, Kemo sabe, Me Scottish man um want to discuss pipe of peace" etc it would be rightly slated as a ridiculous stereotype. just my thoughts
I'd have to agree. Writing "dialect" always slows down the narrative and takes away from the overall effect of the novel. Anything that "gets in the way of the reader" should be avoided, if at all possible.