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• Apologetic apostrophe — The apologetic or parochial apostrophe is a feature of Lowland Scots orthography, now widely proscribed as Anglocentric, whereby an apostrophe is inserted or appended to Scots words which critics claim creates the appearance of an English… …   Wikipedia

• The Wee Cock Sparra — A Scottish ditty that was made famous by the actor Duncan MacRae, who wrote it with Hugh Frater. He performed it ( sang it doesn t quite capture the essence) and enchanted the nation, on a BBC Hogmanay broadcast of The White Heather Club show at… …   Wikipedia



• Quotation mark — This article is about quotation marks in English. For their use in other languages, see Non English usage of quotation marks. For their use in computer programming, see String literal. For the various glyphs used to render quotation marks, see… …   Wikipedia

• Daniel M'Naghten — (pronounced, and sometimes spelled, McNaughton) (1813–1865) was a Scottish woodturner who assassinated English civil servant Edward Drummond while suffering from paranoid delusions. Through his trial and its aftermath, he has given his name to… …   Wikipedia

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• Fall (Scots) — A fall or fa a Scottish measurement of length. Other variants of the name include faw , faa and fa , the spelling with an apologetic apostrophe is not favoured now. The measurement was mostly out of use by the 19th century, and English… …   Wikipedia

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium