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22nd August 07, 06:20 AM
#9
This does come up from time to time, however I think that as we owe most everything that we know of kilt wearing to Scotland, we should also respect those members of this forum who speak Scots to use it here as they see fit whether it be phonetic or not.
Really it does not take long to get used to it, and I think this place would suffer if those who use Scots were to stop.
Below is a snippet from the Scots Language Centre I did use the translate to English button, as you can see below Scots is a recognized language.
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At present Scots is primarily a spoken language, with a number of regional varieties, each with a distinctive character of its own, and is heard widely in most parts of the country. Scots use a mixture of Scots and English in their speech, with some using mostly Scots and others mostly English. In this sense the language exists as part of a continuum with Scottish Standard English. You can hear people speaking Scots and using Scots words in most parts of Scotland. People have a strong emotional attachment to the language and often feel most comfortable using it amongst their friends and family.
After centuries of neglect and indeed opposition, Scots is now much more widely appreciated as an important part of Scottish culture. It has been recognised as a language under the European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages and there is an increasing awareness of its cultural and social value. In recent years there has been an explosion of writing in Scots, some of it in the writer's own distinctive dialect, and new technology has provided opportunities for Scots speakers to express themselves in their own language.
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