Up here in the great frozen wastes of Scotland
when we talk, we tend to pronounce the word "I" as "ah". To me, this is as it should be, and all is right in the world.

I also, when texting a friend or chatting on some social networking site with a fellow scot, have been known to write things as I would say them phonetically, like "Aye that wid be aboot right" or "Jeezo ma heed is sair this mornin". (It can lead to some amusement, as I once received a text claiming "Ma wife just emptied the fridge cos o the smell in the kitchen, but it turned oot it was your pants and sokes in the washin machine." after I'd left some clothes at my friends house.)

However, when I see someone has typed the word "I" as "A", it always makes my brain throb. I have no idea why. A have no idea why (Nnnngggngnnggg). Maybe because I'd probably say "av" rather than "a have."
( baw__bag contains traces of nuts on, Tue 13 Apr 2010, 14:23, Reply)