Selected Sites: Travels in the UK - A Perfectly Proper Holiday

Selected Sites

Dialects and Languages

For fun:

English Slang & Colloquialisms of the UK A dictionary of English slang and British colloquialisms currently used in the UK, including over 3000 expressions. By Ted Duckworth.
English to Geordie Translator A humorous conversion of English to Geordie, the dialect of Northumbria, NorthEast England.
Scottish Words Illustrated An archive of Scots words humorously illustrated in cartoons. Includes a quiz of common Scots words.
UK Dialect Translator Translate your English phrase into different British dialects including Geordie, Yorkshire, Brummie, Posh, and Scots.

For the more serious minded:

Comparison of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Common phrases presented in English, Gaidhlig (Scottish Gaelic) and Gaeilge (Irish Gaelic) from SMO (Sabhal Mór Ostaig), a Further Education college in the island of Skye, Scotland.
Faclair Gàidhlig - Beurla Complete text of MacFarlane's (Scottish-) Gaelic - English Dictionary.
Gaelic Dictionaries Online A listing of Manx, Scottish and Irish Gaelic resources online.
History of Language in Scotland An essay by Craig Cockburn covering 1000 years of language in Scotland.
London Slang Page Comprehensive dictionary of London slang, including Cockney rhyming slang and other terms introduced by an influx of different cultures.
Scots-Online.ORG Introduces modern non-regional traditional Scots orthography, grammar and idiom. Including an online Scots dictionary, Clishmaclaiver - the Scots language chatroom, articles about Scots, links and more.

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