paddy247 Posted June 30, 2006 Posted June 30, 2006 The question as to which is the nearest living relative of English is a matter of discussion. Apart from English-lexified creole languages such as Tok Pisin and Bislama, Scots (Lallans), spoken mostly in Scotland and parts of Northern Ireland, is the Germanic variety most closely associated with English. Like English, Scots is a direct descendant of Old English, also known as Anglo-Saxon. The closest relative to English may be considered to be either Scots or Frisian, spoken in the Netherlands and Germany. Some consider Scots to be a dialect of English and some consider Frisian to be a dialect of Dutch. Both are recognised by the governments of their respective states as regional languages (Scots by the United Kingdom [1] and by the Republic of Ireland [2]; Frisian by Germany and the Netherlands [3]) Other less closely related living languages include German, Low German, Dutch, Scandinavian languages and Afrikaans. So if they are recognised as regional lanuages what is the problem?
kloon Posted June 30, 2006 Posted June 30, 2006 Tok Pisin You get a lot of that coming out of England []
st3ph3n Posted June 30, 2006 Posted June 30, 2006 Is that not pish talkin? oobster, I do hope you're joking Claire Balding. She's rough.
oobster Posted June 30, 2006 Posted June 30, 2006 oobster, I do hope you're joking Claire Balding. She's rough. Unfortunately not. She's a big 'sturdy' girl. I touch goats by the way.
st3ph3n Posted June 30, 2006 Posted June 30, 2006 I'm not adverse to a sturdy girl in the slightest, but Balding's really not for me. She's got that horsey look. I touch goats too oobster.
craig mac Posted June 30, 2006 Posted June 30, 2006 Anyone seen what they've done to the Irn Bru 32 ads ? [] No? fit hiv they dun te it?[] or is it jolly jolly sir, what might they have done to those afore mentioned adds my dear boy? Craig
RA Dunk Posted June 30, 2006 Posted June 30, 2006 No? fit hiv they dun te it?[] hey min ya better watch fit ya type fae noo on , only the proper grammar and Etiquette shall be used to grace these forums from now forthwith! I say, jolly good show old chap , if ya ken fit ah mean []
bigbadboab Posted June 30, 2006 Posted June 30, 2006 Anyone seen what they've done to the Irn Bru 32 ads ? [] No? fit hiv they dun te it?[] or is it jolly jolly sir, what might they have done to those afore mentioned adds my dear boy? Craig I think it is hilarious, as it takes the utter p!sh oot o the English. And before anyone says anything, I'm English myself, well a Geordie to be more precise. WTF Phil, we wait your response with baited breath
kloon Posted June 30, 2006 Posted June 30, 2006 Tell ye, it's just as well Stewart Milne disnae frequent these boards !!
bigbadboab Posted June 30, 2006 Posted June 30, 2006 Tell ye, it's just as well Stewart Milne disnae frequent these boards !! PMSL
craig mac Posted June 30, 2006 Posted June 30, 2006 Fit so uz is tellin me i canna spik the y i wunt te like? Fitz at ah aboot like?
john_robertson Posted June 30, 2006 Posted June 30, 2006 I think it is hilarious, as it takes the utter p!sh oot o the English. And before anyone says anything, I'm English myself, well a Geordie to be more precise. WTF Phil, we wait your response with baited breath I always thought Geordie's were just Scotsmen with their brains based oot [] If thats the way the moderation is heading this place could end up like S'net a few years ago prior to the exodus. John
kloon Posted June 30, 2006 Posted June 30, 2006 Fit so uz is tellin me i canna spik the y i wunt te like? Fitz at ah aboot like? A ken fit yer saying min, nae an affa fine state o' affairs at a'. Ye ken fit will be next dae ye, a ban on stovies []
IanJ Posted June 30, 2006 Posted June 30, 2006 datz f'n crp wot bout aL thOs pRKz dat uz text spk R dey goin 2 git feckD out sponsored by http://www.transl8it.com/cgi-win/index.pl?convertPL
gus the bus Posted June 30, 2006 Posted June 30, 2006 Is this section whit we post in nae called "Scottish scoobies" [:#] have you had a look @ how folk post in scabbynet recently? This takes the pash! Come on Portugal![] toodle pips for now my old chaps[]
4Hero Posted June 30, 2006 Author Posted June 30, 2006 Ye ken fit will be next dae ye, a ban on stovies pmsl []
RA Dunk Posted June 30, 2006 Posted June 30, 2006 Fit so uz is tellin me i canna spik the y i wunt te like? nae with ooot getting told off fir spamming in a foreign language , basically we shid be "talking " and nae spiking like we dee up here Fitz at ah aboot like? aye , ah think its ahh ti dee wi the atmospherical condition o` the plutonium sulphate! if ya ken fit am saying like? it`s nae gan doon affy well ahh this proper lingo stuff , somebody said barring stovies , aye that`ll be richt , fit ahh think they meant wiz not banning em ahh the gither but maaking em wi morris dancers instead!
oobster Posted June 30, 2006 Posted June 30, 2006 Yeez aww soond like that Rosheen aff a River City eh
4Hero Posted June 30, 2006 Author Posted June 30, 2006 Gus, is that not a Scottish name? Ooooohhhh, you are in deep trouble my son, wait until the "boss" comes home.. It's ok, I've looked up alternatives so you can quickly change your name by deed pole Augustus.
craig mac Posted June 30, 2006 Posted June 30, 2006 Yeez aww soond like that Rosheen aff a River City eh Aye coz shez the only wan we cun understand up here and oh that man ken.............Wherez ma shell suit man? Craig[]
kloon Posted June 30, 2006 Posted June 30, 2006 Is that thon bird fae Torry with the strange weegian/aberdeen accent ?
oobster Posted June 30, 2006 Posted June 30, 2006 I think it's time sum1 posted up a link to the mp3 file of the Aberdeen wuman who left VERY abusive messages on someone's voicemail. That was highly amusing. Northfield Uncovered or something it was called.
RA Dunk Posted June 30, 2006 Posted June 30, 2006 or fit aboot Hector Brokelbank fae H.B Fash? [] well aye righto then! http://www.thebigpockets.com/news/46/sticklebacks
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