Can you speak 'Scots' Aye Can or Aye Can't?

[anotheoldgit]

http://tinyurl.com/62u7b9j

I didn't realise that there are problems with some over the Scottish Census Form?

Perhaps the powers that be could also demand that all Call Centres should speak the Queen's English?

[sandyRoe]

Och awee and boil yer heed

[jackthehat]

There aren't any problems..........

Do you not fully read your links before posting ?

[anotheoldgit]

So jackthehat says "there are no problems"

Pity the Scots didn't consult her first, it would have saved them going to the trouble of raising the web-site, to ask people if they can understand Scots.

Such questions are not asked on the English form, so it would appear that they do have a 'problem', that we don't.

/// As part of this year's census people in Scotland will be asked to say if they can understand, speak, read and / or write Scots.///

Do you not think things out first before posting your needless aggressive posts.

[THECORBYLOON]

aog the English questionnaire does ask how well you can speak English.

[boxtops]

What, the form asks us how well AOG can speak English? LOL!

[THECORBYLOON]

His one does, yes.

[boxtops]

LOL!

[JMR27]

I thought these questions on the Scottish census were ridiculous. How do they define Scots? Glaswegian, Dundonian or Aberdonian? and who would write in Scots?

[JMR27]

Was there a question on the English Census on the lines of 'Do you consider yourself English or British?'

[boxtops]

It's a neat website, AOG - having spent years getting used to the Scots, I'm not too bad, but the NE does have me beaten at times - Fraserburgh in particular!

[karenmac60]

I think, AOG, that the confusion arises from us growing up being told to 'speak properly'. Scots is often treated as slang or lazy speech and not recognised as a language in its own right. As a result, many people think that 'Scots' refers to Scots Gaelic which is another language completely. All the website does is clarify what Scots technically is.

[annie0000]

JMR, i'm with you on that one. How do they differentiate between proper Scots and regional slang? I answered no as I think that the old traditional Scot language is actually spoken very little and all we have now is a wierd mix of slang and english.

[AlBags]

Well .. I know what Breeks are now .. thanks to Karen
(although she doesn't wear them)

[THECORBYLOON]

Scots Wikipædia is in Scots.

[boxtops]

Yes, JMR, boxes to tick, and a space where you could write EU Citizen if you were so minded.

[karenmac60]

I need to in winter Al, it's ruddy Baltic up here! :)