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Robyn Speer
r_speer
Almost every article on Scots Wikipedia is written by one American teenager, who does not speak Scots and is just writing English in an "accent".If you have a multilingual language
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James K Puchowski
kvisleis
"This 'Scots'-writer isn't even using Scots words or phrasing. He's using English as a template!"Introducing, Norwegian. The following sentences are identical in meaning:Hun er ikke bevisst på om det var
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C Roberts(Tweets from an occupied Scotland)
CRobertsonUK
I wonder what Sir Keir Stammer, the human rights lawyer, would make of the argument that the Scots have a right to their own broadcasting as a sovereign people -
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Alistair Sloan
alistair_sloan
Your regular reminder: whether you are a Unionist or a Scottish Nationalist, any policy announcements made by the PM today apply only to England. Health policy is devolved to each
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Tom Harwood
tomhfh
2014: SNP campaign for points based immigration system2020: SNP vote against points based immigration system calling it unforgivablepolitics.https://twitter.com/GuidoFawkes/status/1262681105225977856 Worth noting here that the SNP's div
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Andrew Mackillop
HearaichHerald
Hey Iain, agree that understanding Scottish involvement in slavery isn’t helped by a tendency towards a ‘contrasting of horrors’ approach. But the differences in chattel & in servitude v. real:
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Mike Dickison
adzebill
Remember a week ago when the news broke in Reddit that much of Scots Wikipedia had been written by one admin, an American teenager who couldn't speak Scots? A lot
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Steve Byrne
byrnesong
This is a vital thread. It begs the question of what and who we think Scots is for, in the longer term. If we want it to be accessible to
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Rory Turnbull
_roryturnbull
Many of you have no doubt heard of the recent bourach about the Scots Wikipedia. The actions of one editor have been described as doing "more damage to the Scots
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Putey Pute
putey_pute
“Union of equals”This does not mean Scotland is equal to the U.K. and nor should it. No country in the world operates with an inferior, sub National Assembly having a
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C Roberts(Tweets from an occupied Scotland)
CRobertsonUK
yer honest man of Corbyn.He knows that the SNP never ushered in Tory Govts after 79, but Labour did themselves - just as Dugdale did in telling voters to vote
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Christopher Hope📝
christopherhope
** Our splash in the Sunday Telegraph **Exclusive: Billions for Scots as Boris Johnson plans spending spree in blueprint to preserve the Unionhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/05/01/billions-scots-boris-johnson-plans-spending-spree-
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WG Saraband 🏴🇵🇹🏳️🌈
wgsaraband
Scots have been gaslighted into the belief that they're uniquely incompetent, inadequate and irresponsible, theirs being the only country incapable of independence.Scotland will regain independence when we convince a majority
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Alex
GlosterAlex
Hate speech does not equal free speech.It’s scary how people hear ‘hate speech’ and assume it means all free speech.If your comedy is racist, homophobic or anti-semitic then that’s problematic
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Chris Manson
ChrisLauManson
I see people are trotting out @lokiscottishrap's accent as an excuse to ignore his message. And thus, you all get a mildly incoherent rant about why Scots is important to
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Hannah Graham
DrHannahGraham
Death in custody: A prisoner from HMP Edinburgh (Saughton) has died, aged 66. My condolences to those affected by his passing.He is reported to be the first prisoner to die
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