Id half disagree with you there Phil, Burns wrote in Lallans which is lowland Scots dialect, how Burn wrote doesnt represent how "scots" speak, I dont know who decided that a borders dialect could suddenly be the "scots language" when the majority of people living north of Stirling speak nothing like that, Im all for preserving the specific way that Burns wrote , but in my view , and its only my opinion which, in the grand scheme of things doesnt really count for much outside my front door . its delusional to suggest a regional dialect that represents only a percentage of how people speak could be presented as the "Scots language" One could suggest that Gàidhlig is the Scots language on that basis, which of course it isnt, as not that many people speak it. just sauce for the goose .

happy new year by the way