Scottish poet and social media influencer Len Pennie grew up speaking both Scots and English. Now with more than a million ...

The Scottish have long been accustomed to ridicule and bafflement over their accents from their fellow Brits, who strain to decipher words like “Cannae” and “daftie” (for the record: “can’t” and “fool ...

In the aftermath of her passing, it was reported that Queen Elizabeth could speak the local dialect of Balmoral and the region around it. This dialect of the north-east of Scotland – called the Doric ...