It's funny that we really do have a word for everything. Whisky and beer have obviously played a major role in Scottish ...

Students can brainstorm a selection of Scottish words on the board and divide them into nouns, adjectives and verbs. Ask students to write their own ‘Whit am I?’ riddle poems, using these words.

Why? Ask pupils if they can think of any other Scottish words or phrases they might know. Ask pupils what everyday parts of their own lives that matter to them, that they could consider writing ...

It’s a 19th-century Scottish word that the Dictionaries of the Scots Language defines as “to lie in bed or lounge about when one should be up.” The practice is experiencing a resurgence ...