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Introducing Scots
What is Scots?
Scots is a language recognised by the Scottish and UK Governments and by the European Union.
Scots and you
The Scots language is quite literally all around us. What does Scots mean to you?
History of Scots
Shaped by invaders and spoken by commoners and kings, read the fascinating history of the Scots language.
Slang, dialect or language?
Some people regard Scots as a dialect of English. Others call it slang. Find out why Scots is a language.
Scots and Europe
Scots is the closest sister language of English, but it has plenty of European cousins.
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