LONDON – The Inuit of the Arctic know a lot about snow, and their wide vocabulary for the white stuff is legendary. But they may face a challenge in snow-describing ability — from Scotland.

Scotland's top words and have been named, with a list rounding up more than 40 terms. On Thursday, July 24, Cottages & Castles published a "wee guide to Scottish slang". The experts rounded up a wide ...

Halloween week is officially here, and people all over Scotland will be getting ready for October 31. There is no wrong way to celebrate the holiday, whether you are planning to get cosy and watch ...

I was born and raised in Scotland. While Scotland's first language is English, there are words and phrases exclusive to Scots. Many of these words mean completely different things to the rest of the ...

With how fast the Scots are known for talking, many people across the seas - and even a few miles south of the border - may struggle at times to understand exactly what we are saying. Although accents ...

The Dictionaries of the Scots Language (DSL) document the long history of this term for a good-luck gift, typically given to mark “an ...

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A series of Scottish words have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary in its latest update. More than 10 new Scottish entries have been recorded in the newest version of the dictionary. On ...

E Jamieson has received funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council. Sadie Ryan has previously received funding from the Lord Kelvin Adam Smith scholarship. Rude, crude and extremely funny, ...