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6th August 08, 11:29 PM
#5
 Originally Posted by hospitaller
I'd disagree a wee bit, reading Pour1Malt is a treat. He writes in phonetic scots, and it is a learning experience every time I read his posts.
P1M is writing in Scots. While in Ireland I had the pleasure of meeting with the head of the Ulster-Scots Agency, which funds many cultural and language-based programs. The Scots language is not, contrary to popular belief, a dialect of English. It is a language that shares a common ancestor with English. The only problem with Scots is that it is a folk language and does not have formalized spelling like English of Gaelic does. It is very much a spoken language, with a few exceptions (see: Robert Burns).
There are many resources for learning Gaelic online, but I can only lead you to Irish Gaelic. To find Scottish Gaelic sites, you might want to turn to your friend Google.
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