Excessive cold calling? University of Glasgow researchers working to compile the first-ever Historical Thesaurus of Scots have already logged 421 different Scottish terms for snow. Launched today, the ...

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The revival of the Scots language is continuing to gather apace with some much-loved Glasgow words and phrases now being recognised in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). This year, no less than 13 ...

A batch of iconic Scottish words has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary in its most recent update. This morning, June 25, it was revealed that the dictionary now features 13 new terms, all ...