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Could anyone recommend to me any Scots texts that would be interesting to read and not very difficult at the same time? I'd like to improve my Scots understanding but reading articles from Scots Wikipedia turns out exhausting to me sometimes.
 

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Could anyone recommend to me any Scots texts that would be interesting to read and not very difficult at the same time? I'd like to improve my Scots understanding but reading articles from Scots Wikipedia turns out exhausting to me sometimes.

Hi, I am not a teacher,

but I know one link which can help you. Click on this internet address and you will find a lot of newspapers in Scots (UK Newspapers Online and Worldwide Newspapers in English;International News Sites/Links; Business News ).

I hope that help you.

Have a nice day.
 

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Thank you. Do you mean these Scottish newspapers?
Scotland
Scotsman Edinburgh Eve. News
Scotland On Sunday
Dundee Courier
Glasgow Herald Eve. Times
Daily Record Sunday Mail
Aberd'n Press And Journal
Scotland Today

But they're all in BBC English, aren't they? I meant the Scots with all these "hae", "tae" and "gae".
 

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Thank you. Do you mean these Scottish newspapers?
Scotland
Scotsman Edinburgh Eve. News
Scotland On Sunday
Dundee Courier
Glasgow Herald Eve. Times
Daily Record Sunday Mail
Aberd'n Press And Journal
Scotland Today

But they're all in BBC English, aren't they? I meant the Scots with all these "hae", "tae" and "gae".

Hi,

I do not understand exactly what you are looking for, but whatever I do believe in all this different newspapers you can find many articles which differ one from the other and maybe the diffefent style of writting is a nice way to improve your English.

Perhaps it is a little bit difficult but with a good dictionnary and patience, evrerything it's possible, no?

Cordially (sorry for my mistake but I write English like I talk it).
 

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Thank you. Do you mean these Scottish newspapers?
Scotland
Scotsman Edinburgh Eve. News
Scotland On Sunday
Dundee Courier
Glasgow Herald Eve. Times
Daily Record Sunday Mail
Aberd'n Press And Journal
Scotland Today

But they're all in BBC English, aren't they? I meant the Scots with all these "hae", "tae" and "gae".
There are not many texts available on line in Lallans (Scots), you could have a look at this link though: Written in the language of the ... - Google Livres
 

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The French said:
Hi,

I do not understand exactly what you are looking for, but whatever I do believe in all this different newspapers you can find many articles which differ one from the other and maybe the diffefent style of writting is a nice way to improve your English.

Perhaps it is a little bit difficult but with a good dictionnary and patience, evrerything it's possible, no?

Cordially (sorry for my mistake but I write English like I talk it).

I'm looking for this kind of English: :)
The ettle o airchaeologie is tae document an expoond the springheid an oncome o human cultur, unnerstaund cultur historie, chronicle cultural evolution, an study human laits an ecologie. It is the ae discipline that possesses the gate an theory for the collectin an interpretation o information aboot pre-written human history, an coud mak a creetical contreebution tae wir unnerstaundin o documentit societies an aw.
But it's hard reading about such things for a long time. I get bored after a few paragraphs, because it's not only hard to understand the language, but also the very content.
 

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There are not many texts available on line in Lallans (Scots), you could have a look at this link though: Written in the language of the ... - Google Livres
Thank you very much! It seems very interesting!
PS: O gosh, it's only a preview... And the whole book costs $80 :-S I don't think I am going to pay that much for a single book. I could buy an encyclopedia for that money in Poland... And this is only 200 pages.
 
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Thank you very much! It seems very interesting!
PS: O gosh, it's only a preview... And the whole book costs $80 :-S I don't think I am going to pay that much for a single book. I could buy an encyclopedia for that money in Poland... And this is only 200 pages.
That's not a lot for a specialised textbook. They have to cover their costs. It's never going to be a best seller.
How many people do you think are interested in Scots?
 

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It would cost half of it in my country. Even specialized books have to be thick to cost that much. This is the price of special editions and compendiums in Poland. It seems there's a big difference between East Europe and US/UK in this matter. I wanted to buy a book about chess lately that I couldn't get in Polish stores and that price scared me too.
PS: I said half of it. I meant maximally of course.
PPS: here's a link to a very specialized book on some aspects of Kashubian language: http://eksiegarnia.es24.pl/opis/617108/gwara-kaszubska-kaszuby-dialekty-archaizmy-jezyk.html
It costs 32 PLN which is about $11.
 
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One book that I have which is written in Scots:

Buddha Da: Amazon.co.uk: Anne Donovan: Books

You can get the 'Look inside' preview to have a look at the first few pages.

As for finding things online, apart from glossaries and things, there isn't much in the way of full texts.

Perhaps a little joke might keep you interested for now:

Eberdeen fermers hae nae logic

Twa Aberdonian farmers, Tam and Rab, are sitting in the Farmers bar drinking beer.
Tam turns to Rab and says, 'Ye ken fit? I'm tired o'gan through life athoot an education. I'morn,
I think I'll ging doon to the squeel and sign up for some nicht classes.' Rab thinks it's a good idea,
and the two leave. The next day Tam goes down to the school and meets the Lecturer,
who signs him up for the four basic classes:Maths, English, History, and Logic.

'Logic?' Tam says. 'Fit's at?'

The Lecturer says, 'I'll show you. Do you own a strimmer?'

'Aye'

' Then logically because you own a strimmer, I think that you have a
garden. '

Tam replies, 'At's true, I div hae a gairden.'

'I'm not done,' the Lecturer says.. 'Because you have a garden,
I think logically that you would have a house..'

'Aye, I dee hiv a hoose.'

'And because you have a house, I think that you might logically have a family.'

'I hiv a femily.'

'I'm not done yet. Because you have a family, then logically you must have a wife.'

'Man! Yer nae wrang!! I div hae a wife!!'

'And because you have a wife, then logically you must be a heterosexual.'

'I am that! a heterosexual. That's amazin'!! You were able to find a' that oot, jist 'cos I hiv a strimmer.'

Excited to take the class now, Tam shakes the Lecturers's hand and leaves to meet Rab at the pub. He tells Rab about his classes, how he is signed up for Maths, English, History and Logic.


'Logic?' Rab says, 'Fit's at?'


Tam says, 'I'll show ye. Do you hiv a strimmer?'

'No.'

'Weel then, ye must be a poof.'
 
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Also, if you are looking for easy texts that are written for children (not to insult you, but things for children are often less boring than things for adults) then look for the author Matthew Fitt on Amazon. He has written some books, and also 'translated' a few of Rold Dahl's books:

'The Twits' - 'The Eejits'
'George's Marvellous Medicine' - 'George's Mingin' Medicine'
'Fantastic Mr. Fox' - 'Sleekit Mr. Tod'

As well as having a few books of fairy tales in Scots.
 

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Tam says, 'I'll show ye. Do you hiv a strimmer?'

'No.'

'Weel then, ye must be a poof.'
:-D
I try this kind of logic with my professors all the time. They don't find it funny at all, somehow :-?
 

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Also, if you are looking for easy texts that are written for children (not to insult you, but things for children are often less boring than things for adults) then look for the author Matthew Fitt on Amazon. He has written some books, and also 'translated' a few of Rold Dahl's books:

'The Twits' - 'The Eejits'
'George's Marvellous Medicine' - 'George's Mingin' Medicine'
'Fantastic Mr. Fox' - 'Sleekit Mr. Tod'

As well as having a few books of fairy tales in Scots.
Thank you very much, I'm going to order some of these. I must admit I was looking forward to your reply :)
 

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