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I think almost every Scot will at one time or another have been told off for using a word that, although perfectly acceptable Scots, is not standard English.How could such a situation come about?This was one of the topics of the discussion when I spoke to Michael Hance, who is the director of the Scots Language Centre.We also spoke about the cultural importance of the language, the work of the centre itself, how the situation has changed since devolution and finally about how the situation might improve in the future.If you're wondering why it is not For A' That today, we've flipped them over this week and For A' That will be on Wednesday. Next week we'll be back to normal.I also declined to include my rendition of the poem/song that I have included below the links, not because of worries about the pronunciation but rather that I just don't think poetry comes good coming from me!EnjoyLINKShttps://twitter.com/mgreenwellhttps://twitter.com/scotslanguageListen Tae The TeacherHe’s 5 year auld, he’s aff tae schoolFairmer’s bairn wi a pencil and a ruleHis teacher scoffs when he says “hoose”“The word is house, you silly little goose”He tells his ma when he gets backHe saa a mouse in an auld cairt trackHis faither laughs fae the stackyard dyke“Yon’s a MOOSE ye daft wee tyke”chorus:Listen tae the teacher, dinna say dinnaListen tae the teacher, dinna say hooseListen tae the teacher, ye canna say maunnaListen tae the teacher, ye maunna say mooseHe bit his lip an shut his moothWhich one could he trust for truthHe took his burden o’er the hillTae auld grey Geordie o’ the mill“An did they mock thee for thy tongueWi them sae auld and you sae young?They werena makin a fool o’ yeThey were makin a fool o’ themsels ye see”Say hoose tae the faither, house tae the teacherMoose tae the fairmer, mouse tae the preacherWhen yer young it’s weel for youTae dae in Rome as Romans doBut when ye grow an ye are auldYe needna dae as ye are tauldDon’t trim yer tongue tae suit yon dameThat scorns the language o’ her hameThen teacher thocht that he was fineHe kept in step, he stayed in lineFaither says that he was gran’He spoke his ain tongue like a manAn when he grew and made his choiceHe chose his Scots, his native voiceAnd I charge ye tae dae likewiseSpurn yon pair misguided cries

I think almost every Scot will at one time or another have been told off for using a word that, although perfectly acceptable Scots, is not standard English. How could such a situation come about? This was one of the topics of the discussion when I spoke to Michael Hance, who is the director of the Scots Language Centre. We also spoke about the cultural importance of the language, the work of the centre itself, how the situation has changed since devolution and finally about how the situation might improve in the future. If you're wondering why it is not For A' That today, we've flipped them over this week and For A' That will be on Wednesday. Next week we'll be back to normal. I also declined to include my rendition of the poem/song that I have included below the links, not because of worries about the pronunciation but rather that I just don't think poetry comes good coming from me! Enjoy LINKS <a href="https://twitter.com/mgreenwell" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/mgreenwell</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/scotslanguage" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/scotslanguage</a> Listen Tae The Teacher He’s 5 year auld, he’s aff tae school Fairmer’s bairn wi a pencil and a rule His teacher scoffs when he says “hoose” “The word is house, you silly little goose” He tells his ma when he gets back He saa a mouse in an auld cairt track His faither laughs fae the stackyard dyke “Yon’s a MOOSE ye daft wee tyke” chorus: Listen tae the teacher, dinna say dinna Listen tae the teacher, dinna say hoose Listen tae the teacher, ye canna say maunna Listen tae the teacher, ye maunna say moose He bit his lip an shut his mooth Which one could he trust for truth He took his burden o’er the hill Tae auld grey Geordie o’ the mill “An did they mock thee for thy tongue Wi them sae auld and you sae young? They werena makin a fool o’ ye They were makin a fool o’ themsels ye see” Say hoose tae the faither, house tae the teacher Moose tae the fairmer, mouse tae the preacher When yer young it’s weel for you Tae dae in Rome as Romans do But when ye grow an ye are auld Ye needna dae as ye are tauld Don’t trim yer tongue tae suit yon dame That scorns the language o’ her hame Then teacher thocht that he was fine He kept in step, he stayed in line Faither says that he was gran’ He spoke his ain tongue like a man An when he grew and made his choice He chose his Scots, his native voice And I charge ye tae dae likewise Spurn yon pair misguided cries

ScotIndyPod 19 - Michael Hance on Scots