834 Articles matching phrase ‘whit’

STIRLING proper n the town of that name on the Forth

This is a Scots weekend at Stirling Castle, where visitors of all ages will be encouraged to explore the language through stories, clothing, food and the castle itself. I will be in the dictionary corner …
1.5 million Speakers

Scots Language Centre welcomes census figures Responding to figures released today by the National Records of Scotland which show 1.5 million people speak Scots Michael Hance, Director of the …
Tapsalteerie

Are you a budding writer of poetry in Scots? Looking for an outlet to offer your work? Well a new pamphlet publisher might be able to give your work a home. Newly established Tapsalteerie publishing …
Scots Weddings

Scots have always enjoyed a good wedding. Not so long ago weddings in Scotland could last for days. Nowadays weddings are probably a bit smaller than some were 40 or 50 years ago. But they are always …
This train disna stop at Glesga!

I wis on the train fae Lithgae tae Glesga the ither week an I noticed that mair stations on the Embra Glesga line haes signs wi Gaelic vairsions o their names. This follaes on fae the signs pit up the …
CAW, CA, CAA v drive

Old Norse kalla gives call, meaning shout, cry out or summon. This can cause confusion for non-Scots speakers when they hear the Burns song Ca the yowes to the knowes. There is no shepherd sitting …
Foo's Yer Yle?

Visitors to the current oil and gas industry conference and exhibition in Aberdeen are being treated to an introduction to the North East dialect of Scots known as the Doric thanks to Robert …
Caithness Controversy

This week in the press (Daily Record) it was reported that a newly erected English-Gaelic road sign placed in Caithness was shot at within twenty four hours of going up. Of all the regions of Scotland, Caithness …
HURLIE n a hand-cart, a porterâ€™s barrow

Before white vans took over, hurlies were many and various. A happy picture is conjured up in James Ballantynes The Gaberlunzies Wallet (1843) of Hurlies fu o chirry-cheekit apples an brown speldings. …
The Scots government needs a Scots policy

Were tellt that the census office will release data aboot language yiss in Scotland in September. This is a chynge fae the June date that wis advertised afore but I doot ther naethin gaan on that we shuid …

834 Articles matching phrase whit