Re: Dialects


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Posted by Ed Kiser on February 16, 2014 at 05:34:33 user Kisered.

In Reply to: Re: Dialects posted by Peter Ceresole on February 16, 2014 at 02:15:39:

Peter, I like your explanation. All I saw was an inconsistancy. But as you say, the sound is different. Ransome's ability to spell out dialect sounds is excellent. Those visual "sounds" are a part of the heart and soul of his characters, a part of their personality. When reading Ransome, I get the feeling that I know these people, how they think, how they would react. They become personal friends for a lifetime.

Now, if I could only translate "coops and moogs" (Sammy, Policeman, concerning the Beckfoot robbery in PM).

My personal favorite dialect statement in these books comes from COOK:

"Girt auld hen 'at wants to be cock o' t' midden."

That is classic Ransome...

Ed Kiser, Kentucky


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