Jennifer Smith

I realise I'm likely to be ghosted here but Speak for Yersel is expanding! Woo(oooo)! So if you're from Scotland, Ireland or Wales, stop actin' the maggot and give use all a virtual cwtch by logging into speakforyersel.ac.uk to complete our survey.

@Chitgrrl @LisaMMcGee @guardian Quell your withdrawal symptoms with this thebiglight.com/talkingderrygi…

@Chitgrrl @Saltire_Society @canongatebooks @Kinhead @annaframe @agentjenny Oh Chit!! So full of love for you and this beautiful book. Bottles of 4711 all round to celebrate!

@benmolineaux 😀👧🧓

@SPTomos @DrMDempster Thank you so much @DrMDempster for confirming this wasn't part of one massive hallucination😅. Do get in contact @SPTomos if you need any other info on Speak for Yersel.

@DrMDempster @thevariationist Thanks, that's the one.

@DrMDempster Is there a website where people can state what Scots words they use and where, I seem to remember it coming online a few months ago but now I'm starting to think I imagined it?

@JRKASSTAN @davidadger Extra 'to be' in there, FYI.

@LostGlasgow And here is the proof

Word!

@Neil_Ford @scotslanguage Ah yes - sounding NOT like your parents is a powerful driver in language change. 😃

@thevariationist @scotslanguage Our bairn insists on calling it 'trick or treat', despite,[...maybe because? ], both her parents calling it 'guising'.

Are ye gaun oot guisin the morra nicht? If yir bidin in the hoose, ye kin also share yir virtual turns yaisin the hashtag #GuidGuisin! #Hallaeen #ScotsLanguage

@TheeMarcFrancis We will never ever know the answer to the guising question. Sad times. But also - spoiler alert!

@thevariationist Also.... he is finally dead. 🎃

Wonder if Michael Myers goes guisin'? We could ask him, but his answer might be a bit mumbled behind that mask, so we’ve asked a bunch of folk across Scotland instead👇. Let us know what kind of spooooooookiness you get up to at Halloween at speakforyersel.ac.uk

@MrARCmaths @EducationScot Spot on Alistair! Here we’re looking for when you talk to family and friends. The survey is still up if you want to have a go!

@thevariationist @EducationScot Paul or paw depending on who I'm speaking with.😄

Do you pronounce ball more like Paul, paw or pa? Check out speakforyersel.ac.uk to log how you speak Scots!

@lingirdy @DavidEdwinTully @Detroit67Book @garysthoms Yes that’s what our map shows, Lynne 👍🏻👍🏻. You can put your own dot on the map too if you fancy!

@thevariationist @DavidEdwinTully @Detroit67Book @garysthoms Definitely used in Glasgow when I was growing up.

Yer no wearin that, are ye? No I'm urnae! speakforyersel.ac.uk

@seanmcdonald01 And you’re spot on, Sean, about the nuances twitter.com/thevariationis…

@thevariationist No prob!

If you’re interested in the nuances and differences of how we speak in Scotland, do this wee survey. It’s good fun and gets you thinking about the big (and subtle) differences in language in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@AnnouncerDom Thank you, Dom!

Really interesting survey in relation to how different words and phrases are used for the same thing across Scotland. Have a go!

@JaniceForsyth twitter.com/thevariationis…

This is braw, will take you no time, and get you thinking. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Gonnae RT? 🙏

@JaniceForsyth Thank you, Janice!

Aberdeen: Nae rolls. Glasgow: Nae rolls. But.... Aberdeen: The rolls guy's nae comin. Glasgow: The rolls guy's no comin. Huh? Check out the roll situation in Burnistoun. youtube.com/watch?v=2DeX6Z… And tell us how you say it. speakforyersel.ac.uk