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Ah've no seen yin afore aboot here, so I thought I'd make wan masel'. Thur threed's only fur Scotch language, nae Yanks nur Inglish asking fur translations. Tawk aboot whatevur ye like, jist keep it Scotch boys and lassies.

Here's yin toapic that'll mibbe get things guan.. should Scottish dialect be officially recognised?

Ur Scotland no' playin' Romania ur some'day the nicht? I've no been followin them, nae point, they git bate a' thur gemmes un play awffy.

Eim on deh Simpzons!

Ah've no seen yin afore aboot here, so I thought I'd make wan masel'. Thur threed's only fur Scotch language, nae Yanks nur Inglish asking fur translations. Tawk aboot whatevur ye like, jist keep it Scotch boys and lassies.

Here's yin toapic that'll mibbe get things guan.. should Scottish dialect be officially recognised?

Ur Scotland no' playin' Romania ur some'day the nicht? I've no been followin them, nae point, they git bate a' thur gemmes un play awffy.

What language would you use??
Celtic is rather outdated and new words for modern terms would be needed. I doubt it would work although good luck Freedom!!!

Ah've no seen yin afore aboot here, so I thought I'd make wan masel'. Thur threed's only fur Scotch language, nae Yanks nur Inglish asking fur translations. Tawk aboot whatevur ye like, jist keep it Scotch boys and lassies.

Here's yin toapic that'll mibbe get things guan.. should Scottish dialect be officially recognised?

Ur Scotland no' playin' Romania ur some'day the nicht? I've no been followin them, nae point, they git bate a' thur gemmes un play awffy.
Wey me canny lad, can tha Geordie marra not join ya? Wu can just aboot yak the same.

Aye yous Geordies are awricht tae jiyn in.. jist nae Southerners.. I hink its the dug's baws.. we cin hae a go et the Mods n Yankees, 'n nane a' them'll ken wir oan aboot thum.

Aye yous Geordies are awricht tae jiyn in.. jist nae Southerners.. I hink its the dug's baws.. we cin hae a go et the Mods n Yankees, 'n nane a' them'll ken wir oan aboot thum.
Anyways what's wi purrin piza in the fat in yer chippies?
Gan gentle on the yanks they divvent knaa any betta.

Ach, I dinnae hink it'll catch oan, too many Soothern jessies 'ere, bu' et wuz a gud idea, ken.

Here, are yoos some kinda Weegie, Freedom?

An asweel, any o' yoos Americanos able ta oonderstand thon pish?

DAMN! I thought this was a thread about Scotch... :oops:
I love Glenfiddich single malt. If I drink enough, I'm able
to talk just like you folks!

Noo thon there, Redneek Geeks, he's an awricht kinny Yankee.. Glenfiddich is the stuff man. I like the Single Malts best maself, no a massive fan a Bells n that, but its awricht if thurs nuhin else.. William Grants is quite guid. But Whisky is seen as bein fur toffs, 15 cans o Tennants is the tipple o choice in Ayrshire I reckon!

Ah checked.. Its Denmark that Scotland are playing the nicht.

Ah cannae see why Scots wid be recognised as a dialect or language, naebdy except us writes in Scotch, jist quite a lot a fowk tawk like it.

I reckons its mainly in the West a Scotland fowk tawk broad Scotch like this. I've been tae Fife, up the East Coast & Inverness, ye micht as weel be in Sassanach Land the way the talk! They jist talk funny in Galloway & the North West... nae offence tae ony Gallowayans or Highlanders of coorse, its a in the name o a joke.

Define "Toapic," if you will.

Ahem. I'm a Scot and I can tell you that it is 'Scottish'. No self-respecting Scotsman would ever refer to himself as Scotch. Ever. Maybe if he was making a metaphorical point and was very thirsty, but no other times.

*pulls cork oota bortla single malt whuskeh, sups on pinta heavy n toocks inta dip-fried maz bar*

Churz!

Yur totally right there Sirocco, but I jist put 'Scotch' cos I thought the way you say 'Scottish' quickly comes oot like 'Scotch', if ye understaun whit I mean. Apologies there onyway.

Toapic = Topic.

As in, "I'll hae a toapic an a can o Irn Bru please".

Don't suppose there's any room for a Welsh brother? :wink:

Aye, I'm Scottish. But its awfully hard to write the way I speak...

And its not Scotch, its just Whiskey dammit!

Turns oot it was actually a guid result fur Scotland the ither nicht... only got beat 1-0 away at Denmark. Oan yersel Bertie.

Ahem. I'm a Scot and I can tell you that it is 'Scottish'. No self-respecting Scotsman would ever refer to himself as Scotch. Ever. Maybe if he was making a metaphorical point and was very thirsty, but no other times.

You may be Scottish, but I am afraid you are also wrong. It is not Scotch, and not Scottish either. Scottish is the English word. Scots is the Scots word :wink:

Turns oot it was actually a guid result fur Scotland the ither nicht... only got beat 1-0 away at Denmark. Oan yersel Bertie.

Bertie has got to go :arrow:

Neach sam bith le Gàidhlig an seo?

It's not jsut Scots and English spoken in Scotland!

I wish I could speak Gaelic, just don't have the time to learn the language.

Is Mise Dhaidh. Co as a sibh fhein? Ciamar a tha sibh an-diugh?

Sorry, thats about it :(

Thats not bad, better than most folk. I'm just learning myself. It's very difficult to find the time when working...

Suas leis a'Gàidhlig!

You're not wrong there. An aunty of mine is retired so she's been learning for a few months. I think the class is held in the town hall. Despite being in East Ayrshire, she says the class is very popular. I think its a great thing that people want to learn the language. Its a very bad thing that the number of Gaelic speakers has dropped to around 60,000. According to the BBC, "Figures have suggested that only one new person takes up the language for every five Gaelic speakers who die."

Not sure how Scotland can ensure the survival of the language, but it can only be a good thing when people want to learn the language. I personally feel that the Gaelic language is a very important part of Scottish cultural heritage.

And you are right PM, Bertie isn't working, Gordon Strachan is the man.

Strachan would be my first choice as well. He is maybe wise not going for the job just now. Wait till a few more the youngsters start comming through.

I think that Gaelic is turning the corner though. It is still only recently that a lot of the obstacles for the language have been removed. Where I am learning, there is a full class, with lots of young folk as well.
One thing that I think they should do is provide free lessons for those that want them. It can get quite expesive paying for all the classes.

I think that free lessons would certainly encourage more people to start learning, but the cost might be a bit prohibitive. There would probably need to be a limit to the number of people that can take the classes for free, or make it means-tested. However, I think that there should be free Gaelic lessons in the north-west and especially Western Isles where the majority of Gaelic speakers are based.

Increasing the availablity of Gaelic or bi-lingual education would also be a good move, but there have been problems finding teachers.

Just wondering, when you do a class do you get a recognised qualification or certificate?

With the one i'm doing, I don't think we get anything, maybe just a certificate or something. I think when you get more advanced, you can do a higher quite easily.

Anyway, its sunny and i'm off to the pub :lol: :lol: :lol: :D

Feasgar math!