Uplifting NewsEnglish · 23 days ago

Lost oyster beds rediscovered thanks to Gaelic and Scots language

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Lost oyster beds rediscovered thanks to Gaelic and Scots language

Uplifting NewsEnglish · 23 days ago

Scientists searched for the inclusion of the Gaelic and Scots words for oyster or oysters in place-names around Scotland's coast.

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FinjaminPoach
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23 days ago
So the only problem with it is it should say “The Gaelic and Scots languages”?
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  No, it should say ‘in the Gaelic language’, the Scots language isn’t involved in the story

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