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15 Scottish Slang Words (For Your Next Trip!)

27Oct

By David Ratón GonzalesNo Comments

Culture

15 Scottish Slang Words (For Your Next Trip!)

Scotland is known for having some of the most beautiful castles and landscapes in the world. On top of this, Scottish slang words are some of the most intriguing and fascinating in the world. This got me thinking, which are the best Scottish slang words? Scotland has two official languages- English and Scots (otherwise known as Scots Gaelic). English is spoken by most people, whilst Scots in mostly spoken in the Highlands. As such, much of their slang comes from English. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Dafty - Fool In almost every dialect of English, there is some way of insulting someone's intelligence, or rather, the lack thereof. In Scottish slang, this term is dafty, and is used all over Scotland. Dafty actually has its origins ...

15 Irish Slang Words You Should Definitely Know!

20Oct

By Gareth Seagull2 Comments

Culture

15 Irish Slang Words You Should Definitely Know!

Irish is an oddball when it comes to the English language. It is not only English, but also has Irish Gaelic influences. This leads to some pretty strange Irish slang words! Irish is one of the oldest languages in the world, and depending on how you view it, is one of the most sophisticated dialects in the world. As you probably know, Ireland is divided into two parts, the larger south is known as the Republic of Ireland, whilst the smaller north is part of the UK. Most in the north are descended from Scottish and English settlers. For the most part, these Irish slang words will come from the south, as the north's slang is intertwined with English and Scottish slang. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Black stuff - Guinness Guinness i...

12May

By George SanghviNo Comments

Learning Languages

17 oldest languages in the world!

Many languages vie for the title of being the oldest language in the world. However, there is only one that can be the oldest, so what language is it? (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 17. Icelandic (1200 years) Icelandic is perhaps one of the oldest languages that is still spoken in the world today. Icelandic is native to the island of Iceland, as well as 350,000 native speakers. Icelandic began as a combination of Danish and indigenous languages. However, once the Danish stopped bringing new colonizers during the twelfth century, Icelandic became akin to a language isolate. Icelandic is a very good indication of what Old Norse and Old Danish looked and sounded like. As a result of its age and its isolation, Icelandic has become one of t...

12Nov

By George SanghviNo Comments

Facts

12 useless languages

When it comes to learning languages, linguists normally have their heart set know a few to learn. Normally, this is because there is something particular that the language has to offer, or that it will be useful in later life. But, not all languages are equal, some are useless languages that serve little to no purpose for the speaker. I was recently talking with some translator friends of mine when we got around to how translators show off to non-translators. After much back and forth, we came to one that most of us had done- use a language we didn't know to impress someone- usually a girl they liked. Most of the time, these languages were useless languages spoken by less than 10 million people in Africa, or a small pocket elsewhere in Europe. Or better still, they were ...