Scots Language Centre

Bairns growe up

5 days, 4 hours ago
Weel A’m nae deed yit! The ither day A wes oot in the gairden whan a wee laddie , ages aboot five daundert doon fae a neebors hoose an cam throu the gairden yett. He wes lauchin awa tae hissell in...

Gavin Douglas i modren claes

3 weeks, 1 day ago
Weil, I’ve fair got a bad cauld the nou – ma heid’s beelin an ma thrapple’s tichter nor Scrooge’s neive.  Ech, this is nae guid ava...   Like maist fowk I wis sad tae read about the deith o John...

No deid yit!

on 07th Feb 2010
Ane o the common things ye hear fowk sayin about Scots is that its deid, or deein.  Maistly they say this wi sum regret, an mind on they wey their grandmither yaised tae talk.  I e'en mind...

Burns Nicht an the Scots survey

on 25th Jan 2010
 Weil, jist drappin by tae wiss awbodie a braw Burns Nicht, an tae comment on the Scots Survey that the govrenment pit out lest week.The results is awmaist hailly positive - fowk want mair Scots i...

Comment is free, an sae is prejudice...

on 19th Oct 2009
I wis a bittie dounhairtit tae see sum o the comments on the BBC's raicent airticle about leid daith (http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8311000/8311069.stm). Sadly it seems a guid...

Nithin tae dae wi leids

on 09th Oct 2009
Weel, wi yon swatch o guid wather in September A hae graipit aw ma tatties oot the grun, an thay’r nae baud leukin. A aye growe Pentland Dell is thay wir the furst tattie A kent o whan A wis a...

Shug wis fleein awricht

on 05th Oct 2009
A’m back wi a wee bit crack fae the bygane. Oor auld chimley-soop Hugh McLeod deid monie year syne, an A mind o lang-luggin this crack ower the gairden dyke atween twa auld sweetie-wifes, hingin...

It wis uphull baith weys

on 01st Oct 2009
Guid tae be back. It’s bin anither thrang weik, bit A’ll threap twa threads fae ma weik tae be gaun on wi. Thare’s a eild sang “yer nae ower eild tae lairn summit new” A hae bin bletherin...