Exploring Dialect in TEWWG

Exploring Dialect in TEWWG

Eye Dialect

• Eye dialect is the representation of regional or dialectal variations by spelling words in nonstandard ways, such as writing wuz for was and fella for fellow. This is also known as eye spelling. 

Examples

• What's up = wzup

• Have to = Gotta

Open Ended

What are some common "Eye Dialects" that you see used everyday?

Discerning Meaning

Open Ended

"Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board. For some they come in with the tide. For others they sail forever on the horizon, never out of sight, never landing until the Watcher turns his eyes away in resignation, his dreams mocked to death by Time. That is the life of men.

Open Ended

Now, women forget all those things they don’t want to remember and remember everything they don’t want to forget. The dream is the truth. Then they act and do things accordingly."