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Scots: a secret life

Unlocking Scots: The Secret Life of the Scots Language

CliveYoung Luath Press Ltd., (2023) pp.348

Paperback, £16.99; Kindle, £13.20 ISBN: 978180250495

If you ask ChatGPT to write a witty introduction to a book review on the Scots language, it comes back with the following: ‘It’s time to step into the literary haggis of linguistic delight, where the tartan-clad wordsmiths of Scotland’s linguistic tapestry beckon you with a siren call that is both

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