LONDON – The Inuit of the Arctic know a lot about snow, and their wide vocabulary for the white stuff is legendary. But they may face a challenge in snow-describing ability — from Scotland.

With how fast the Scots are known for talking, many people across the seas - and even a few miles south of the border - may struggle at times to understand exactly what we are saying. Although accents ...

Researchers compiling a new thesaurus of Scottish words say they have found over 400 synonyms for snow. The words will be included in the new Historical Thesaurus of Scots which, when complete, will ...

One of the many things Scots are well known for is our rich and expressive language. Anyone who has grown up in Scotland, or even just spent some time here, will know that we have a word for just ...

Excessive cold calling? University of Glasgow researchers working to compile the first-ever Historical Thesaurus of Scots have already logged 421 different Scottish terms for snow. Launched today, the ...

The rapid-fire pace of Scottish speech can sometimes leave those from overseas - and even some just south of the border - scratching their heads trying to decipher what's being said. While accents ...

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 ...