SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 116 Title : Letter: 09 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] [CENSORED: forename] [CENSORED: surname], [CENSORED: address] 29t. Aprile 2001 [CENSORED: forename], Monie thanks for the bit oot the Herald. A didna see ocht the like in the Scotsman but mind A'v no aye been gittin it ilka day this past wee while. Aiblins they maun be missin ma custom for they've pitten the price doon agane tae 20p. A think we shuid aw pit wir baw-bee's worth intae thon comatee an Forgotten Folk shuid lead the wey. Ma biggest dizzie wi the pairlament is the want o onie Scots signage on the wa's an A'v gien [CENSORED: forename] a wee cartoon A did anent it for pittin on the wabsteid. A'v spoken tae [CENSORED: forename] [CENSORED: surname] on the phone twa three times an he soonds braw keen tae eik tae his kennin o Scots. The wis ae time he wis phonin frae his taxi an haed tae excuise hissel for a wee while. Whan he got back he says, "A cannae understaun some folk. They see me on the phone an yit they still chap the windae tae speak tae me." 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: 197 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