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The een o the warld is on Scotland the noo, or raither whaur the COP26 is gaithert. COP stertit aff in 1995, an stauns for ‘confeerence o the pairties’. It is the yearly Unitit Nations confeerence …
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A gey an intressin buik – anent langage – is awa tae plenish the buik barras fae 4 November. Cryed The Babel Message, it wis wrutten bi the Lunnon steidit sociologist an screivar Keith …
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ELDRITCH adj weird, uncanny Possibly this word comes from Old English ‘elfrice’, literally ‘elf-kingdom’ and most of the contexts in which we find it certainly suggest other …
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Reflections Have ye ony comprehension Ae whit lassies have tae face? Fechtin tooth an nail Tae gain respect in every space. It’s no aboot the stuff I say, Or whit A try tae write, It’s the …
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This month the successful entries in the Doric Film Festival were announced. The competition calls for budding film makers in North East Scotland to submit 5 minute films in the Doric or North East Scots …
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South of Scotland SNP MSP Emma Harper has recently moved to re-establish the Cross Party Group on the Scots Language in the Scottish Parliament. The Cross Party Group previously existed for several years …
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Pairt o the Scots Warks project.It’s Elsie Stirling’s first week at the big school. Bullied ootthe wee wan, she’s determined tae avoid gettin oan thewrang side o the neds and finally …
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Pairt o the Scots Warks project.Ae week in August twinty-twinty, the warld's attention turnt tae written Scots.Seiven year afore this, a twal year auld sittin ahin a computer in Americae taen tent …
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Pairt o the Scots Warks project.Introduction to Kilmeny,a short story by Gerda Stevenson, based on the poem of the same name by James Hogg. My name is Gerda Stevenson. I’m a writer, actor, …
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GRIMLINS, n.pl. I hope folk attending the coming Orkney Folk Festival will have a good time, despite its virtual nature this year.Whilst many Scots on the mainland would describe our lengthy …