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Jennifer Smith

@thevariationist

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A sociolinguist who/that loves things which/that vary.

Glasgow
Joined November 2010
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Jennifer Smith
10 months
I realise I'm likely to be ghosted here but Speak for Yersel is expanding! Woo(oooo)! So if you're from Scotland, Ireland or Wales, stop actin' the maggot and give use all a virtual cwtch by logging into to complete our survey.
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Jennifer Smith
3 years
Wonder if Michael Myers goes guisin'? We could ask him, but his answer might be a bit mumbled behind that mask, so we’ve asked a bunch of folk across Scotland instead👇. Let us know what kind of spooooooookiness you get up to at Halloween at
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Jennifer Smith
3 years
Aberdeen: Nae rolls. Glasgow: Nae rolls. But. Aberdeen: The rolls guy's nae comin. Glasgow: The rolls guy's no comin. Huh?.Check out the roll situation in Burnistoun. And tell us how you say it.
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Jennifer Smith
3 years
You're going out tonight, aren't you?.They're going out tonight, aren't they?.She's going out tonight, isn't she?.I'm going out tonight. oh!.
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Jennifer Smith
3 years
Yer no wearin that, are ye?.No I'm urnae! .
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Jennifer Smith
3 years
You'll have had yer tea. @LoveBeardyBoy
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Jennifer Smith
3 years
Grannies and buses. Same rules apply to grandads/papas?
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Jennifer Smith
3 years
RT @thevariationist: Oh ye cannae/canna shove yer granny aff the bus! Let us know how you sing this song at https:/….
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Jennifer Smith
3 years
Oh ye cannae/canna shove yer granny aff the bus! Let us know how you sing this song at
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Jennifer Smith
3 years
Day 1 vs. Day 2 over at Hooray for crowdsourcing! Thank you so much to all who've taken part so far. The site is open and ready to hear from more of you ballers/bawers/baers.
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Jennifer Smith
3 years
Greetin intae ma gansey sleeve here ☹️. Jumper in to to tell us which woolly garment you wear.
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Jennifer Smith
3 years
Mind-blowing fact no.1: some people pronounce 'brood' and 'brewed' differently. Mind-blowing fact no.2: some people pronounce 'brood' and 'brewed' the same. Let us know how you blow minds at
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Jennifer Smith
3 years
La la la la la la la la. I just can't get you out of my head/heid.
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Jennifer Smith
3 years
Affa lot o' greetin gan on across Scotland 😭. What do you cry it?
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Jennifer Smith
3 years
We're still chapping on the door in Scotland!
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Jennifer Smith
3 years
Do you pronounce ball more like Paul, paw or pa? Check out to log how you speak Scots!
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