SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 71 Title : Letter: 04 Author(s): Robert Fairnie Copyright holder(s): Robert Fairnie Text SCOTS TUNG The Scots Leid Quorum [CENSORED: address] Eydentlie uphaudin the Scots Leid Campaine e-screive: [CENSORED: emailaddress] Heid Maister [CENSORED: surname], [CENSORED: placename] Gremmar Schuil, [CENSORED: address] 11t Juin 2001 Guid Maister [CENSORED: surname], Monie thanks again for takin pairt in the Scots writin competeetion for the Scots Tung Quaich. A'v inclosit inower, twa copies o the "Children in Scotland" newsletter, "Participate". This haes copies o twa o the poems entered, includin "The Slater" an A thocht the students an yersel wad like tae see it if ye hinna gotten a copy areddies. If ye war needin mair copies, the phone nummer an address is on the hinnermaist page. Wi couthie thochts, SCOTS TUNG, R. Fairnie (Secretar). This work is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The SCOTS Project and the University of Glasgow do not necessarily endorse, support or recommend the views expressed in this document. Information about document and author: Text Text audience Adults (18+): Audience size: 1 Text details Method of composition: Wordprocessed Year of composition: 2001 Word count: 107 Text setting Private/personal: Text type Correspondence/letters: Author Author details Author id: 95 Forenames: Robert Surname: Fairnie Gender: Male Decade of birth: 1930 Educational attainment: College Age left school: 16 Upbringing/religious beliefs: Protestantism Occupation: Consultant Marine Structural Engineer (Retired) Place of birth: Musselburgh Region of birth: Midlothian Birthplace CSD dialect area: midLoth Country of birth: Scotland Place of residence: Musselburgh Region of residence: Midlothian Residence CSD dialect area: midLoth Country of residence: Scotland Father's occupation: Fisherman Father's place of birth: Musselburgh Father's region of birth: Midlothian Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: midLoth Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's occupation: Fishwife Mother's place of birth: Musselburgh Mother's region of birth: Midlothian Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: midLoth Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: At work Language: German Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: In Germany to communicate with two grandsons Language: Scots Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Wherever Scots is understood