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Did you know ... ?
...that Gaelic is one of Scotland's four languages, along with English, Scots and British Sign Language?
...that Scots is a West Germanic language, meaning that it is related to English, Dutch, German?
...that the newspaper 'The National' publishes articles in Scots?
...that you can read books, such as Harry Potter and The Gruffalo, in Scots?
...that the New Year's song 'Auld Lang Syne' is in Scots?
...that Robert Burns, Scotland's National Bard, and Sir Walter Scott wrote in Scots?
...that there are many dialects of Scots across the country?
...that Scots is related to Ulster Scots, which is spoken in six counties in Northern Ireland and three counties in the Republic of Ireland?
...that in 2019, the first ever Scots Language Awards took place in Glasgow to recognise the work of those who write in Scots?
...that you can study the Scots language as part of an SQA qualification?
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