The point has been made on another thread on this forum that the use of "Toon Dialect" or what could be more widely defined as "Kintyre Vernacular" may be causing difficulties of comprehension to some forum members.
My own view of this is that local and regional dialects have had more recognition in recent years and are not now regarded as "slang" or slovenly speech in the way they used to be.
Much effort has gone in to the promotion and preservation of the Scots Language. It is now recognised that it is inextricably linked with the culture of the country and is something worth conserving.
The Bible has been translated ino the Scots language. What higher endorsement can it get?
Some of the greatest poetry ever written is in the Scots language. If Burns had only written in Standard English we would not be meeting every January, consuming haggis (which he elevated to a delicacy), consuming as much whisky as we can get away with, and appreciating his vernacular poetry, philosophy, politics and humour. It is his background and his use of the language of the people that helps to make him credible, and have given us a world-class literary figure with whom the people of Scotland can identify.
Why then do people denigrate their own language? Is it familiarity breeding contempt? I have met people from other places who find the Campbeltown dialect fascinating. It is unique. It is, I believe, a combination of Highland Lowland and Irish, with a fair bit of Gaelic in the way of local words.
Whilst it is obviously not something that anyone would do every time they wrote anything down, I do not see that there is any harm in contributors using the local lingo on the forum. As well as anything else it helps to make it more informal.
What are the views of other forum members?