Scotslanguage.com – The Tale of Maggie Wall Those of you who live in Perthshire, or who have an interest in the history of witchcraft, will no doubt have heard the name Maggie Wall who, it is popularly believed, was condemned … Continue reading
Scots language denier Stephen “It’s slang, people” Daisley is at it again, prompting the blog response below. Wouldn’t it be nice if an open unionist actually supported language diversity and dignity for a change? Ye ken, just to show us that British nationalism … Continue reading
Fur youse no au fait wi the social media, haed a swatch at the Twitter this week-en follaein the National’s front page heidlines in the Scots this week. Muckle support fur Scots but thocht A’d gie yes a wee idea … Continue reading
Wee Ginger Dug is on a roll…. Scotland’s home-grown languages, Scots and Gaelic, are routinely dismissed, disparaged and disdained by a large segment of the Scottish population, a segment which has been educated in ignorance and taught that a lack … Continue reading
An invite frae the Bella. Fae Mooth tae Page A Guid New Year tae ye! And a new year challenge tae ye and aw. We here at the Scots bittie o Bella Caledonia cordially invite ye tae render the Scots … Continue reading
Guid tae see these seyins gettin mair an mair cowmon… Scotslanguage.com – What’s the Scots for Christmas and New Year? … Continue reading
A like Hugh Macdairmid’s poetry (e.g. It’s Hugh McDiarmid’s birthday) but ken fine weel he wis a ‘controversial’ feegure. This programme set aff a richt stushie ower on FB. Andrew Marr’s Great Scots: The Writers Who Shaped a Nation. Part 3 of 3: … Continue reading
Guid news. Maist o the research on langage chynge normal-like pints the ither wey. e.g. Glesca gaun aw Cockney? An if it’s in the Daily Mail it *must* be true. I cannae believe it! The Scottish accent is staying true to … Continue reading
New Asterix and Tintin buiks are oot fae dalenalba.com. “New in Scots for 2015, Asterix appears in twa o his best adventures – Asterix the Bonnie Fechter and Asterix and the Sassenachs. Translator Matthew Fitt has broht the unique Scots sense o … Continue reading
Oor Special Christmas Edition o Scots Radio is noo oot o the box – an wiv got twa special Christmas Readins for ye this year. First een read tae us by Mary Blance fae Shetland and the ither een read … Continue reading