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Jennifer Smith

@thevariationist

A sociolinguist who/that loves things which/that vary.

 Glasgow
Joined November 2010
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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.
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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
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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=2DeX6ZrT… And tell us how you say it. speakforyersel.ac.uk
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You're going out tonight, aren't you? They're going out tonight, aren't they? She's going out tonight, isn't she? I'm going out tonight...oh! speakforyersel.ac.uk
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Yer no wearin that, are ye? No I'm urnae! speakforyersel.ac.uk
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You'll have had yer tea. speakforyersel.ac.uk @LoveBeardyBoy
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Grannies and buses. Same rules apply to grandads/papas? speakforyersel.ac.uk
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Oh ye cannae/canna shove yer granny aff the bus! Let us know how you sing this song at speakforyersel.ac.uk
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Oh ye cannae/canna shove yer granny aff the bus! Let us know how you sing this song at speakforyersel.ac.uk
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Day 1 vs. Day 2 over at speakforyersel.ac.uk. Hooray for crowdsourcing! Thank you so much to all who've taken part so far. The site is open and ready to hear from more of you ballers/bawers/baers.
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Greetin intae ma gansey sleeve here ☹️. Jumper in to speakforyersel.ac.uk to tell us which woolly garment you wear.
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Mind-blowing fact no.1: some people pronounce 'brood' and 'brewed' differently. Mind-blowing fact no.2: some people pronounce 'brood' and 'brewed' the same. Let us know how you blow minds at speakforyersel.ac.uk
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La la la la la la la la. I just can't get you out of my head/heid. Speakforyersel.ac.uk
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Affa lot o' greetin gan on across Scotland 😭. What do you cry it? speakforyersel.ac.uk
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We're still chapping on the door in Scotland! Speakforyersel.ac.uk
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Do you pronounce ball more like Paul, paw or pa? Check out speakforyersel.ac.uk to log how you speak Scots!
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