In English please?

**Angus** · 22nd August 07, 06:40 PM

Speakin' a which, what do youse guys t'ink of a Kromer an' choppers wit da kilt, eh?

Please NOOOO! MY EYES

**Nick** · 22nd August 07, 06:42 PM

A Kromer is a type of hat with ear flaps, great in the winter. Choppers are mittens where the top of the mitten flips back to expose the fingers (turning it into fingerless gloves) to do things that require more dexterity. Alternatively, choppers can just be very heavy winter mittens.

As for singular and plural, yes, they are often interchanged, but as with any dialect if you speak it you know what the person means. In the more Finnish areas the English articles are completly dropped ("you talking" instead of "you are talking", "Bruce crossing" instead of "Bruce is crossing"). I grew up with more of an Italian influence, which is softer, but it still sounds similar.

I don't speak with a heavy Yooper accent anymore (playing different characters on stage changed how I talk), but it's still there a bit. My Lady grew up in Colorado and she can definitly hear it.

**Nick** · 22nd August 07, 06:44 PM

Originally Posted by Angus

Please NOOOO! MY EYES

Doesn't get cold in Pennsylvania, does it?

My Kromer is the warmest hat I own, but I normally wear a chuke in the winter.

**Angus** · 22nd August 07, 06:55 PM

Originally Posted by Nick

Doesn't get cold in Pennsylvania, does it?

My Kromer is the warmest hat I own, but I normally wear a chuke in the winter.

Cold in PA, not lately

**Archangel** · 22nd August 07, 07:06 PM

After a few minutes of that, I'm a lot happier with p1m, really.

**neo71665** · 22nd August 07, 07:17 PM

Originally Posted by Martin S

Since none of the other varieties of English are written phonetically, I fail to see why the Scots version need to be.

Martin

You might be suprised, I've seen the southern US dialect spelled out and guilty of doing it myself.

**MacMullen** · 22nd August 07, 07:23 PM

Originally Posted by Nick

Speakin' a which, what do youse guys t'ink of a Kromer an' choppers wit da kilt, eh?

This is pretty close to that, eh?

**Nick** · 22nd August 07, 07:32 PM

Originally Posted by Archangel

After a few minutes of that, I'm a lot happier with p1m, really.

People always ask if I'm from Canada, but there's a definite difference between Canadian and Yooper accents. As has been said before, writing it doesn't really convey how it sounds. But I wouldn't want to type it all the time any more than you'd want to read it all the time.

MacMullen, ya, eh?!

**ccga3359** · 22nd August 07, 07:34 PM

Originally Posted by Martin S

Since none of the other varieties of English are written phonetically, I fail to see why the Scots version need to be.

Martin

Should we disregard our American cousins? Neighbor, harbor, honor, lite, nite! Instead of neighbour, harbour, honour, light, night. My spellcheck goes off constantly when I use the "proper" spelling.

**The Celtic Gypsy** · 22nd August 07, 07:47 PM

vos est mit accents? Dey are gut to show ve are many unt get along ve can do!

(side note - went to factory where they make the Kromer hats - showed them out driver licences and got a free one - ja das est mine family Kromer)