tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post6700478311726256650..comments2024-01-23T18:21:17.066+00:00Comments on Surroundings: Christie Williamson PoemRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046788730174617923noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-86359692265207792272008-01-12T07:49:00.000+00:002008-01-12T07:49:00.000+00:00It has a distinct regional flavor for me, which my...It has a distinct regional flavor for me, which my mind proccesses as rural, pre-industrial, colorful, bawdy. It forces me to regard the speaker as though reading in some rugged country costume and distracts me away from a direct attention to the words' meaning - which have nothing to do, as far as I can understand, with the sterotypes I attach to their "accent".Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13384528388062112189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-61722486601836922672008-01-11T13:09:00.000+00:002008-01-11T13:09:00.000+00:00I like the Shetlandic dialect and don't find it di...I like the Shetlandic dialect and don't find it difficult to read. I do tend to read it aloud though to get the sense better. I wouldn't say I'm over familiar with it, I've only visited Shetland once.Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.com