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this version o' firefox is an' a' th' foremaist major piece o' software tae be translated intae scots - a leid spoken / understaun by 1.3m fowk in bonnie scotland.

Mah afore company worked oan th' translation 'n' thay tellt me thay hud fin trying tae come up wi' suitable equivalents fur tekky wurds sic as 'minimise' 'n' 'maximise'.



Now I want to study this wonderful language! Any books I can (try to) read in Scots? Serious question! :)


Not a book but I run a blog written in Scots: https://makforrit.scot.


Not a book, but https://twitter.com/Lenniesaurus?s=20 does a fun “scots word of the day” series!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qeWbC7XtO0

See how much of that series you can get through. :)


I've heard the Scots version of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is really well done, and is fun to read even as an American. That said, I have no experience at all with Scots, so my opinion should have very little weight!



I've been reading some of Roald Dahl's Matilda in Scots (scribd subscription). It's fun!




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