I’m not a Doric speaker but have lived in Aberdeenshire for 17 years so hear it all about me. I think it’s a very rhythmic and poetic language, full of character and I find it fascinating. I imagine it took a lot of confidence for non-speakers to prepare their broadcasts so well done everyone!
Thanks everyone - In My Life My Land, another Across the Grain video showing this weekend, some older folk comment on how they feel Doric has almost disappeared - do you think this is the case?
This is common thinking amongst aulder folk. It came up a lot in events I attended at last year's Across the Grain. Younger folk are spikkin in Doric an makkin work in it, but their warlds arnae connected - there's a puckle o Doric online - ye kin see it bein used on FB, Twitter and Instagram but the auld folk dinnae see at, or see slam poetry or Scottish rap etc. We need tae jyne the twa warlds an wirk igither!
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I’m not a Doric speaker but have lived in Aberdeenshire for 17 years so hear it all about me. I think it’s a very rhythmic and poetic language, full of character and I find it fascinating. I imagine it took a lot of confidence for non-speakers to prepare their broadcasts so well done everyone!
Good stuff, great tae hear mair o the Doric!
Thanks everyone - In My Life My Land, another Across the Grain video showing this weekend, some older folk comment on how they feel Doric has almost disappeared - do you think this is the case?
This is common thinking amongst aulder folk. It came up a lot in events I attended at last year's Across the Grain. Younger folk are spikkin in Doric an makkin work in it, but their warlds arnae connected - there's a puckle o Doric online - ye kin see it bein used on FB, Twitter and Instagram but the auld folk dinnae see at, or see slam poetry or Scottish rap etc. We need tae jyne the twa warlds an wirk igither!
Such a fab class to work wae - enthusiastic, welcoming, funny and affa talented!
I'm fascinated at how Doric changes between towns and villages. It seems to still be evolving.