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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 scotla
by howolduis 5y ago
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'.
- walteweiss 5y agoNow I want to study this wonderful language! Any books I can (try to) read in Scots? Serious question! :)
- donbrae 5y agoNot a book but I run a blog written in Scots: https://makforrit.scot https://makforrit.scot.
- yorwba 5y agoHow about some 19th-century songs? https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Book_of_Scottish_Song https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Book_of_Scottish_Song
- eigart 5y agoNot a book, but https://twitter.com/Lenniesaurus?s=20 https://twitter.com/Lenniesaurus?s=20 does a fun “scots word of the day” series!
- mgkimsal 5y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qeWbC7XtO0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qeWbC7XtO0 See how much of that series you can get through. :)
- JohnicBoom 5y agoI'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!
- wryun 5y agoI've been reading some of Roald Dahl's Matilda in Scots (scribd subscription). It's fun!