Posts Tagged ‘scots’
The Scottish Government has just published the results of a poll to identify the nation’s favourite Scots word. The winner was “dreich”, which means “wet”, “cold” and/or “gloomy”. I’m not sure if that describes the Scottish weather, or just our character. Respondents were asked to choose their favourite from a list of 8 Scots language […]
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Tags: Language, poll, Scotland, scots, Scots language, Scottish Government, words
The Caledonian Mercury: “Scotland’s first truly online newspaper”. Plus, Useful Scots Words.
I’ve just discovered a “new” Scottish online newspaper that’s been around for nearly 3 years but which I hadn’t heard of until yesterday. It’s the Caledonian Mercury, which was launched in January 2010. Their Heritage pages include a section on Useful Scots Words that looks very tempting. I discovered the Caledonian Mercury itself (I wonder […]
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Tags: Caledonian Mercury, Language, Media, media, online newspapers, scots
Planked away
My mother, who’s 85, was discharged from hospital last week. Her local pharmacy makes up a weekly blister pack dividing out her medication for each day. Yesterday, she got a bit confused and took her pills at the wrong time. My sister Eileen decided to hide the medicines away until Mum can manage better for […]
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Tags: Language, scots, words
Words to good effect 