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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 …
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Welcoming the Start of Book Week ScotlandMotion ref. S6M-02066Submitted by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist PartyDate Lodged: Thursday, November 11, 2021Supported …
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Motion ref. S5M-23760 Submitted by: Clare Adamson, Motherwell and Wishaw, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 21, 2020Iona Fyfe's Campaign for Scots Language on SpotifySupported …
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A new historical online drama series is sure to draw those with an interest in Scots, or in Scottish speech generally. Though not billed as a Scots medium programme, and not consistently delivered in …
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HEEDRUM-HODRUM, n. The recent tartan days in Canada and the USA put me in mind of terms for Scottish traditions. I landed on heedrum-hodrum, though Dictionaries of the Scots Language (DSL) defines …
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RANTER v. to darn, mend, sew n. a method of stitching Ranter is from the older French ‘rentraire’ meaning ‘to seam’. It is defined in the Dictionary of the Scots Language …