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 ...

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Doric, a little-known form of North East Scots, is undergoing a pandemic-inspired renaissance. “Slaverin, slubberin, gibberin, gabberin, roon wi a wallop, a sklyter, a sweel,” recited the poet.

DORIC has finally been recognised as an official Scottish language after being brought to a global audience by Pixar film Brave. The native tongue of northeast Scotland has faced decades of ridicule ...

Hing on a minty! A university has launched a Doric course in a bid to elevate the dialect from its associations with humour and ‘hame’ and place it on an equal footing with other languages. Did you ...

Patients having MRI scans in Aberdeen can now hear the instructions in the north east Scotland dialect of Doric. The University of Aberdeen's MRI scanner has undergone a £1.2m upgrade, including new ...

Doing business in the Doric dialect has been brought up to date thanks to an Aberdeen software company. MandOS has produced a tongue-in-cheek guide to common business and computer terms in the pithy ...

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Doric, a little-known form of North East Scots, is undergoing a pandemic-inspired renaissance. “Slaverin, slubberin, gibberin, gabberin, roon wi a wallop, a sklyter, a sweel,” recited the poet.