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Scots Tung Wittins 142 Fairnie, Robert 2,298 2 0.87

... ceities haes a lang history an ilka yin haes an auld toun an a new toun. Thankfu-like, Edinburgh's castle is still aye in ...
... "as sudden as daith itsel". Johnnie noo haes a job, a wife an a hoose an the Provost haes saved his embarrassment at the ...

Scots Tung Wittins 143 Fairnie, Robert 2,484 1 0.40

... caird is A6 fauldit). Inside, aw the cairds haes a poem an a greetin. The A5 cairds is selt for 60p each if upliftit ...

Scots Tung Wittins 145 Fairnie, Robert 2,668 4 1.50

... phonenumber] Hae a Richt Herty Yule A HERTY YULE AN A GUID NEW YEAR tae aw oor readers! Scots Tung wishes ye aw ...
... a guid mairriage that produced mony bairns. He wis a hero an a champion an muckle luved bi awbody. This steered up Hera's ...
... frae the Bygane THERE wis wee Scotty o the Coogate Kirk; an a famous preacher he wis. Ye couldna get a seat in his kirk, ...
... Nae pseudo-incantations said By Minister, or Priest! An a million future years fae noo When they're siftin thru the ...

Scots Tung Wittins 146 Fairnie, Robert 2,397 2 0.83

... maitter, bi genre, as weel as airticles, wittins, reviews an a guid sicht mair forbye. [NOTE: logo here of the dot Sco ...
... But he hauds yokit for the chauve. Guid fordir til him, an A'm shair thare wul be monie lyke me luikin forrit ti his ...

Scots Tung Wittins 147 Fairnie, Robert 2,430 1 0.41

... is blinn tae the man's flaws, seein him as 'the sowel' an a influence for guid. Juist when Tartuffe is owerheard tryin ...

Scots Tung Wittins 149 Fairnie, Robert 2,552 4 1.57

... effects includes a bigger risk o lung cancer, hert disease an a sindry variety o bairns' illnesses. This Act is the ...
... principles, hivin been a union upsteerer, a CND campaigner an a ae time maimber o the Fife Communist Pairty. He wrote aw ...
... an aw, in Scots. Rab eydently delivert a puckle sonnets an a Standart Habbie on some controversial themes the likes o ...
... Matthew Fitt said he's cried a teuchter in Lanarkshire an a weegie when he gauns back tae Dundee, kinna blawin up the ...

Scots Tung Wittins 150 Fairnie, Robert 2,508 1 0.40

... tae whaur the pouer is, hou language is a cless maitter an a political maitter. He dings doon an aw the "acceptit myth" ...

Scots Tung Wittins 151 Fairnie, Robert 2,615 3 1.15

... on. This new law wis enforced wi liberal yuiss o the tawse an a campaign tae dirl intae the heids o aw the bairns that ...
... 85, 90 an 122, the phrases, 'sair heid', 'heid bummer' an 'a girn aboot yer face' strikes me as waik owersettins whaur ...
... winner will be treatit tae a fower coorse denner an a nicht oot at the hotel forbye haein thair vyce ...

Scots Tung Wittins 152 Fairnie, Robert 2,359 1 0.42

... copy o the Itchy Coo buik, "Hercules, Bampots and Heroes" an a copy o the "Scots School Dictionary". The dictionary wis ...

Scots Tung Wittins 154 Fairnie, Robert 2,160 1 0.46

... wi the maist improbably engineered bosie I've ever seen, an a ful gemm o peevers on stage as weel as a richt gallus jive ...

Scots Tung Wittins 157 Fairnie, Robert 2,574 1 0.39

... shaws picters on a bleck nicht sky o a skinny quarter muin an a ful muin. We weemin kens that atween thae times, for a ...

Scots Tung Wittins 158 Fairnie, Robert 2,396 1 0.42

... for his kenspeckle "Glasgow Gospel", "Old Testament Tales" an "A Glasgow Bible". Charlie Fairlie, editor o the Glendale ...

Scots Tung Wittins 159 Fairnie, Robert 2,479 3 1.21

... thon "Scots" laddie in the tartan troosers wi a shaky leg an a readin problem, singin Auld Lang "Zine" (Syne). Rabbie ...
... Athoot that history, there can be a sense o ruitlessness an a feelin o no belangin. It is, efter aw, shared experience ...
... wi Hamburg an Holland an such This gied us mair German an a wheen words o Dutch. The Gypsies frae Yetholm then topped ...

Scots Tung Wittins 160 Fairnie, Robert 2,645 4 1.51

... - a paperback, a graphic novel, twa simplified vairsions an a vairsion o the graphic novel in Scots. O the 25,000 free ...
... text for younger readers furthset bi Barrington Stoke an a Scots vairsion o the abuin graphic novel owerset intae ...
... subjeck maitter an shaws a guid insicht intae human nature an a gift for social comment as in Bailie Bruce, a latter day ...
... but they chuise tae gaun for extermination o Scots an a nation o monoglots insteid.The modern exterminators we hae ...

Scots Tung Wittins 162 Fairnie, Robert 2,130 1 0.47

... funds. It's the best thing that cuid hiv happened tae ye an A wad dae the same again if A haed tae. Whit's mair, it ...

Scots Tung Wittins 163 Fairnie, Robert 2,495 2 0.80

... that can haud its heid up high in a multi-lingual Europe an a multi-lingual warld. Monoglots R.I.P.! Leukin tae a New ...
... haes a caunle-stick wi the words 'Lang may yer lum reek' an a notice sayin 'If ye want mair chips for nowt, please ...

Scots Tung Wittins 164 Fairnie, Robert 2,436 5 2.05

... The difference atween a bi-lingual view o the warld an a mono-lingual ane can be taen tae be like the difference ...
... wis weel tendit wi a wheen o weel kent auld faces an a haundfu o new anes an aw. Gin aw the apologists haed ...
... keek at human naitur. The Polish Anna micht be an incomer an a weedae afore her time but she is strang an no feart tae ...
... it ends on the positive forrit lookin note o 'a new ploo' an a 'fresh field' Aw the wey throu the play, NE Scots is ...
... the growein prominence o the Hielans athin Scotland an a wheen o thair wark haes gien a vyce tae aspects o history, ...

Scots Tung Wittins 165 Fairnie, Robert 2,462 1 0.41

... "Naw." wis the repone. "Whit for no? Ye're no that auld an A micht dee the morn." "Ach weel mibbie A will." "Oh! An ...

Scots Tung Wittins 166 Fairnie, Robert 2,498 2 0.80

... fir ilka subject - an aw the ither leid-words forbye. An A need tae hear it an tae practise it (aften!) juist like ...
... Foo dae A say "slowly"? A need an English-Scots dictionar an a thesaurus. An whit tae say or fit tae say depends on whit ...

Scots Tung Wittins 167 Fairnie, Robert 2,335 7 3.00

... anither - an then anither till the hauf time whustle blew an A cuid relax wi the score at 0-0. A yaised the same tactics ...
... flouers o the Himalayan balsam. Twa swans, a puckle deuks an a skurrel or twa for company. Noo an agane fowk stravaigit ...
... tae a native spikker but fir me it wis a kinna brekthrou an A howp it'll gie me courage tae try agane. If the fowk that ...
... levels o identity, confidence, motivation, enjoyment an a better knawledge o language in general. The auld fears ...
... a wee blue dug Wi a lead at its chin A lead at its chin An a ruff roon its throat Like a wee blue dug Wi a roch weet ...

Scots Tung Wittins 169 Fairnie, Robert 2,226 3 1.35

... Ph. [CENSORED: phonenumber] Hae A Herty Yuletide An A Guid New Year SCOTS TUNG bids aw its readers a Herty ...
... New Year SCOTS TUNG bids aw its readers a Herty Yuletide an a richt Guid New Year. Aw the best tae you an the anes ye ...
... haes a guid sized alphabetical vocabular at the back an a enthusiastic innin bi Sheena Blackhall. The batter ...

Scots Tung Wittins 170 Fairnie, Robert 2,337 1 0.43

... Campbell, weirin cords "in honour of Sorley MacLean" an a tweed jaicket, spake in Gaelic an English congratulatin ...

Scots Tung Wittins 171 Fairnie, Robert 2,524 1 0.40

... He eikit that syne it is the daily speech o aboot ane an a hauf million Scots, this is lang syne past its time. Scots ...

Scots Tung Wittins 173 Fairnie, Robert 2,078 1 0.48

... active for a guid while yet wi wittins aboot the new site an a hyperlink cleek kythin on aw its pages takin the readers ...

Scots Tung Wittins 174 Fairnie, Robert 2,357 3 1.27

... is gien a clivver like innin bi a faimly o twa brithers an a sister gaun on holiday tae the Westren Isles. The Wee ...
... haed lines the likes o 'A thoat A'd sheared aa the sheep' an 'A cannae dae it but A've goat tae dae it'. The ither ...
... Scottishness haes been catched bi James P. Spence, poet an a freelance storyteller, that haes owersetten the adaptation ...

Scots Tung Wittins 175 Fairnie, Robert 2,364 3 1.27

... chance. Chance juist happens tae be the name o Phil's new an a guid sicht younger pairtner, Didi, a video-airtist, that's ...
... wi words like 'old bean', 'up hill down dale', 'chums', an 'a tad' as easy as Scots phrases the likes o 'what-d'you cry ...
... gey weel seen wi references tae a braid kin-kind o shuin an a gey significant shae advert! There farcical taigelt wires ...

Scots Tung Wittins 177 Fairnie, Robert 2,585 2 0.77

... Hallelujah), fund satires (Quo Stalin on Lenin), essays an a nummer o poetry pamphlets. This walin, publisht eleeven ...
... primary schuil an secondary schuil. The likes o Itchy Coo an a haundfu o primary schuils is daein bravehert stuff ...

Scots Tung Wittins 178 Fairnie, Robert 2,377 4 1.68

... dae whit A dae. Dae whit A'm tellin ye tae dae!" Ay, an a lot o guid thon'll dae tae sauf the Scots language. There ...
... whit hiv we got tae shaw for it? A puckle o pawkie words an a haundfu o bawbees noo an agane, juist eneuch tae keep a ...
... editin the lest 178 edeitions o the Scots Tung Wittins an A wish aw its readers an aw the freends A've gotten tae ken ...
... first ingaitherin o poems. The title poem, The Biggers, an a puckle o the ithers, is foondit on his ain experience ...

Scots Tung Wittins 42 Fairnie, Robert 1,235 4 3.24

... High Scuil (New Pairliament Hoose) wi a Scottish Saltire an a Yule starn inclusit. Mind ye, bi the soon o some o the ...
... McLean hid a column in the same edeetion o the Scotsman an a guid three pairts o it wis aw scrievit in Scots. He yaised ...
... 1997 Census Test. That wis jist days efter the elecktion an A've scrievit back agane tae speir gin it wis a Tory ...
... we wad gie a shot tae jist buikin the chaumer for the yin an a hauf oors atween 7.30pm an 9.00pm. This wey, we'll jist be ...

Scots Tung Wittins 43 Fairnie, Robert 2,132 2 0.94

... leid a guid lang wey on the gait tae a Scots orthographie an A'm luikin forrit tae its hamecomin. An electronic vairsion ...
... o the Scots Scuil Dictionar is weel on its wey noo an A've nae doot it'll suin be fundin its wey intae the scuils ...

Scots Tung Wittins 44 Fairnie, Robert 2,312 3 1.30

... Calton Hill, in broad daylicht wi Yuletide snaw fawin doon an a Yule starn glentin in the lift forby. The pome inower the ...
... an pome, tho diffrent sizes:- Biddin ye a Blithe Yule an a Guid New Year. Aince we get the feenished cairds fae the ...
... afore ma een. A cuin tell ye, it fair spiled ma denner an A canna mind whan A laist enjoyed a rael guid tattie. Dae ye ...

Scots Tung Wittins 45 Fairnie, Robert 868 1 1.15

... seen some o the whisy ads makkin guid yiss o the auld leid an A wunner gin the Macallan wull be follaed bi onie o the ...

Scots Tung Wittins 46 Fairnie, Robert 2,181 1 0.46

... river. Yacker.................a big stane atween a chuckie an a bowlder. Scap.....................mussel beds. ...

Scots Tung Wittins 47 Fairnie, Robert 1,939 2 1.03

... Tung Wittins bids aw its Readers a Blithe an Hertie Yule an a Richt Guid 1998. [NOTE: image here of Christmas ...
... flees. A cauld wants the cook as weel's the doctor. A drap an a bite's but sma requite. Money's lik the muck midden – it ...

Scots Tung Wittins 48 Fairnie, Robert 2,614 3 1.15

... diary includit a pair o troosers, twa serks, a bunnet an a pair o shuin alang wi aw the uswal messages for the hoose. ...
... awfu weel wi the teachers an bairns in the Orkney scuils an a wheen o thaim wis giein thair consait o't ower the ...
... ower the wireless. The byleid haes its ain hamelt souch an a pickle o hamelt wirds but, for aw that, it's weel ...

Scots Tung Wittins 50 Fairnie, Robert 2,638 3 1.14

... takin, for the pilot licht haes blawn oot yince areddies an A'm a wee bit feart o some kinna craitur gaun intae the flue ...
... the yins that dae are richt guid, parteeclar the Skreivins an A'm shuir it'll no be lang or the ither yins gets fou an aw. ...
... for yer letter o 26t. Februar, signed bi Gavin Barrie, an A weel tak yer pint that, gin the Scots language, alang wi ...

Scots Tung Wittins 51 Fairnie, Robert 2,596 1 0.39

... behauden tae oor Glesca feres for this guid-willie bode an a copie o Scots Tung Wittins Nummer 50 haes been E-mailed ...

Scots Tung Wittins 54 Fairnie, Robert 2,686 4 1.49

... ye ken! It's a walcome muckle step forrit for the Gaelic an a wee'er step forrit for the Mither Tung but a step forrit ...
... a richt guid stert. Fitba an the Warld Tassie hae tae awn, an A'm no prood o it, that onie time A wis watchin England ...
... opposite side tae thaim. Ae nicht, A wis watchin England an A got fair scunnert hearin the commentators sae A turnt the ...
... ma boab, did A no find thair fitba a pleesure tae watch an A stertit rootin for England. It wisna the team nor the ...

Scots Tung Wittins 56 Fairnie, Robert 2,683 3 1.12

... that Scots Tung chysed ti uise, oot o thae dictionars, an a hantle o thaim isna aa that easy ti pit ower yer thrapple. ...
... a guid wheen year syne, a stane age yirdin chaumer an a bronze age yirdin kist that wis baith bein onkivvert bi ...
... wis a photie o the Lone Ranger wi his cuddie, Silver, an a caption ablo that read "Learning Gaelic? Neigh bother." ...

Scots Tung Wittins 58 Fairnie, Robert 2,396 4 1.67

... thae names in Scots, Inglis an ither Europeans leids an a guid walin o cairds for the hail yird forbye. The twa ...
... the bleck bits is sookit oot the ship intae the elevator an A ken fine whit thae bleck bits is. Whan A poor the ...
... intae ma plate, the'r whiles ane or twa bleck bits an A dinna ken for shuir whit thae anes is, but thay dissolve ...
... milk an turn it broon sae A aye gie in tae ma imagination an A dinna tak nae chances. Whit ither fowks daes – weel, ...

Scots Tung Wittins 59 Fairnie, Robert 2,295 1 0.44

... bleck an white cartoon wi the twa craws frae Corbie Close an a picter o ane is shawn ablo; the ither twa haes nocht but ...

Scots Tung Wittins 62 Fairnie, Robert 2,606 4 1.53

... we hae oor doots. Apairt frae the geography, the backdrop an a haundfu o pipes an kilts, it cuid hiv been a typical New ...
... Eagle in Germany:- "A'm a journalist wi Danmarks Radio, an A'm gaun tae bide in Scotland for the neist twa months, frae ...
... the December edeetion. ~~~ooo~~~ Geordie Jooks' Twa Feres an a Heivenlie Gowf Coorse. TWA three weeks efter Geordie Jooks ...
... tryst. Weel, efter yon day, twa three months gaed bye an a wheen mair gemms o gowf till ae day, Sandy up an dee'd. No ...

Scots Tung Wittins 63 Fairnie, Robert 2,635 1 0.38

... ill-willie o the Heilanders. Allan Campbell o the CNAG an a hamelt spaeker hissel, threaps it's no ill-willie at aa ...

Scots Tung Wittins 64 Fairnie, Robert 2,672 1 0.37

... furthset bi Canongate Books, is a new beuk descrived as an A–Z walin o exemplars o Nor-Aist "Patois" the day. Bi keepin ...

Scots Tung Wittins 67 Fairnie, Robert 2,456 4 1.63

... chairge o £15 kivvers mornin an efternuin coffee an a denner o pieces. Beukins frae oniebodie ettlin tae gaun ...
... fish, uncle. A fund it in the gutter ootside the Heywechts an A wis wunnerin if ye cuid tell us whit kin it is." Uncle Rob ...
... a wuzzent wee man wi baldie heid, gray stibblie baird an a glent in his watery blue een. "Ma uncle Rob sent us roond ...
... o the guff o tarry raip an nets. In fack, thare wis twa an a hauf kyle o raip lyin on the bare wuiden flair ower in ae ...

Scots Tung Wittins 68 Fairnie, Robert 2,509 1 0.40

... mind aither hou he haed gotten intae this seetiation an a wheen o oorie antrin thochts kep on fleein in an oot his ...

Scots Tung Wittins 70 Fairnie, Robert 2,337 2 0.86

... wis reportit sayin, "A'm fechtin fit efter a guid brek an A canna wait tae get back till Pittodrie. A'v even haed ma ...
... Candy?................ b. Here's a wheen o Scots words an a wheen o Inglis words aa tapsalteerie. Fun the richt Inglis ...

Scots Tung Wittins 73 Fairnie, Robert 2,491 1 0.40

... Aiberdeen, AB15 6DF, an speir him tae pit a Gaelic column an a Scots column in aw the edeetions o the paper iverie week." ...

Scots Tung Wittins 74 Fairnie, Robert 2,448 3 1.23

... agin aw it haes tae thraw at ye wi yer heid haudit heich an a guid Scots tung in yer mooth. It saired wir forebeirs weel ...
... frae ither years, we maun hae selt somewhaur aroond five an a hauf thoosan cairds this year. Wi nineteen hunner bein ...
... Bi the time ye read this the die will hae been cuist an a leet o buiks micht weel be postit areddies on thair ...

Scots Tung Wittins 75 Fairnie, Robert 2,610 4 1.53

... brain-washed intae thaim bi a Scottish eddication seestem an a Scottish society. A guid exemplar o hou thon brain-washin ...
... fish, uncle. A fund it in the gutter ootside the Heywechts an A wis wunnerin if ye cuid tell us whit kin it is." Uncle Rob ...
... a wuzzent wee man wi baldie heid, gray stibblie baird an a glent in his watery blue een. "Ma uncle Rob sent us roond ...
... o the guff o tarry raip an nets. In fack, thare wis twa an a hauf kyle o raip lyin on the bare wuiden flair ower in ae ...


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