Robert Burns letters reveal poet was advised not to write in Scots dialect

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Burns warned use of dialect would alienate London readers in letter that forms part of major project by University of Glasgow

A portrait of Robert Burns projected on to the front of Prestonfield House in Edinburgh during Burns Night in 2018.A portrait of Robert Burns projected on to the front of Prestonfield House in Edinburgh during Burns Night in 2018.

 

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MelanieTait Maybe a sound suggestion? Found on Reddit……”For years, my very glaswegian husband thought the words were 'a wean in a manger' and this will never stop being funny to me!”

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