Daily Archives: September 10, 2004

There’s a beaut of an article at the Register pointing folks to a section of the official website of the Scottish Parliament which is written in Scots. It’s absolutely fascinating, as a non-Scots speaker, to see how much is readable.

Here’s a representative sample:

We want tae mak siccar that awbody is able tae visit the Scottish Pairlament biggin. Wir premises is awready designit tae be as accessible as possible. Hooanever, gin ye are disablit and hae ony specific requirements, ye?re gey walcome tae contact us afore yer visit.

I think my brain is starting to give way under the work stress this week. I caught sight of a sign out of the corner of my eye, advertising the next meeting of the Gastrointestinal Journal society, and for a brief shining moment I caught myself wondering why a group of doctors would be writing about GI Joe.
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