Talk:Hugh MacDiarmid
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MacDiarmid did not write in "anglicised Scots", he wrote in "literary Lowland Scots". It has sometimes been termed "plastic [Lowland] Scots" or "artificial [Lowland] Scots", but I don't think it can be called "anglicised", since it is a deliberate attempt to get away from anglicisation, and HM said so himself.
- Isn't Lowland Scots an Anglian thing to begin with?
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- Scots is actually older in origins than English, although yes it does have its origins in the Angles. To use 'Anglicised' thought would probably create a degree of confusion between that race of people (whose territory stretched far into Scotland) and the present day England.
[edit] Parties
This article gives the impression that he was in the NPS and CPGB at the same time, which I don't believe was the case. But it is true that he was expelled from both. --MacRusgail 18:33, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Date of death
The ODNB has HM's date of death as 9 September 1978. Dsp13 11:04, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
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- Well spotted. I correct the death date, then noted that the birth date, and even MacDiarmid's real name, were wrong! It seems that Someone on 81.156.30.154 changed a lot of details in the article, as a subtle form of vandalism: the diff can be seen here. I've changed everything back, and will keep a closer eye on the article in future. --Jim (Talk) 11:51, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
