840 Articles matching phrase ‘whit’

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 …
The Cundeez Interview

On 30 April 2013 the Scots Language Centre were able to meet the band The Cundeez during a rehearsal break at Seagate Recording Studio in Dundee. Watch this video to see the conversation about the band's …
Joco Geordie - an appreciation

This appreciation of the life of George Philp was first published in Lallans. The Centre is grateful to Lallans and David C Purdie for allowing us to reproduce this article here. George Philp …
Joe Corrie Project

A new CD collection has recently been released which will no doubt prove of much interest to followers of poetry, music and song in Scots. Well known Fife poet William Hershaw was given permission a couple …
SQA's online survey for Scots

In recent months the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) has announced its intention to engage with people working within the education sector with regard to growing calls for distinct and separate …
Braken Fences Part 19 Final instalment

Braken Fences, Wolf Kurtoglus first novel, has been described as masterful (the Blether Region) and the best novel written in Scots in recent times (Rab Wilson, Lallans). You can now enjoy …

840 Articles matching phrase whit