Talk:Inglis leid
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A think we need tae decide on this: shuid we cry it Inglis or English? A think English, so's no tae be ower auld-farrant. Mendor 17:39, 5 Apryle 2006 (UTC)
- Inglis is an aulder spellin that pits ower the aulder soondin ['ɪŋɪs]. The modren soondin wad be ['ɪŋlz] as comes ower in faimlie an place names sic as Ingles or Inglis, Ingleston or Ingliston etc. A'v heard tell that aulder nor'land fowk uises it for the leid an aw.
- A wad threap that Ingles wad be the modren spellin but seein it haes niver seemt tae hae been uised in tradeetional leeteratur it micht be wice tae caw canny an uise English.
- Jimmy