Would you find this amusing? Or would it irritate you?

[HelloDenise]

On a discussion group I'm in one of the members, who's Scottish, writes in a dialect way. Like Burns, I guess. Every post has this in to some extent.

Would you find it amusing or annoying?

If someone is Scottish why should their default be English?

I don’t think I’d find it annoying or amusing. If I could understand it, I wouldn’t care. If I didn’t, I’d just not bother reading.

Why does she write like that? Does she speak like it? Is it in fitting with the group? She just likes it? Or is she wanting people to comment on it so it’s an attention thing?

Why would anyone be annoyed someone writes in their own dialect. How very odd.

No you just started a thread inviting a pile on against Scottish people who speak and write in Scots. No not racist in the least.
(Last sentence was sarcasm)

She just likes it I think, she thinks it's cute perhaps, a bit quirky and memorable.

In what way would it be amusing?

I think it's a bit rude if people are finding it hard to understand. I'd apply that to any language. If you've got a group of people, I think finding the most commonly understood language is the most reasonable way to communicate.

If everyone understands then I don't think it's an issue - I wouldn't find it amusing or irritating.

I love her! I am Scottish but find her words interesting.

I wouldn't care, I like reading it.

It's on her really if she gets less responses if people don't understand what she's saying.

It wouldn't bother me, but I'd probably take a minute or two to dicypher it, using my best Scottish accent if course.

I think that’s fine then. People can always just ignore if they don’t like it. Definitely nothing to be annoyed about.

Totally agree with this!

I occasionally use a Scots word or dialect when speaking to those who would understand it. I would never write with it. And I'd never force it on those who don't naturally speak it.

It's a Facebook hobby group and 90% of the members aren't Scottish, so maybe it's a bit of individuality on her part to be amusing.

Are there standard spellings for these dialect words, or is it made up by the individual writer?

It's puzzling to me, you're effectively writing your accent not 'keeping your language alive'. If a Yorkshirewoman, Essex girl or me being an English-speaking Welsh person all wrote our accents, it would be horribly confusing.

It's not an accent.

No it's individual words used. Though for example writing Cannae instead of cannot, is that an accent or dialect? Like Yorkshire where for example someone might say arr oreight instead of yes ok?

Scots is a distinct language with a long history you can even get a Scots to English dictionary, so yes there's standardised spelling.

I'd find it interesting, I like to hear Scottish language.

I don't think this kind of thing is cringey unless it's written by someone who doesn't naturally speak that language/dialect and gets it wrong. I live in Yorkshire although I wasn't born here, and I have seen some embarrassing efforts at Yorkshire dialects in novels written by authors who have clearly never strayed beyond the M25.

I’m sure there is/was a MNer who posted like that. I found it very charming, although yes it would take me slightly longer than usual to read and digest what was being said.

Friendly reminder that Scots is a language, not an accent or a 'regional dialect'.

I wish forums had been around when I was much younger, maybe then I'd have had a chance of preserving my Scots. I speak it but find it cringe to write it - that's my issue.

However I do agree that if the majority of people on the forum aren't Scots then a standard-ish English should prevail.

Is fash to get annoyed? I'm guessing so. How interesting, that's the same word as in french, different spelling.

https://www.scotslanguage.com/pages/view/id/6

That's fascinating thank you. It does say though that it's a collection of dialects?

I like it when I read it when it's used in books (Wee Free Men, anyone?) It makes it make more sense.

Yes, as is pretty much every language.