Flukkra

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Flukkra

The origin of flukkra

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Shaetlan on global digital map

Wirdle discontinued

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Wirdle discontinued

Wirdle discontinued

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Here’s your shot!

Here’s your shot!

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Reestit mutton

The origin of reestit mutton

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Purpose clauses

for to do something…

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I can’t say that I know

I can’t say that I know…

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Comparing Swadesh lists

Shaetlan is further removed from Scots and English than Swedish is from Norwegian

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Shaetlan isn’t “local English“

Shaetlan isn’t “local English“

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Positive No

No, that was splendid!

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Language variation

Shaetlan is a dynamic language

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Mother tongue

What is a mother tongue

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Personal datives

A’m funn me a meme!

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Mirrie dancers

The origin of mirrie dancers

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Pronoun tags

Pronoun tags emphasise the subject in the clause

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Up Helly Aa

Up Helly Aa and the Shetland fire festivals

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Inflected possessives

Possessives inflect for plural

Comparing Shaetlan, Swedish and English grammar

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Comparing Shaetlan, Swedish and English grammar

Shaetlan’s grammar is more similar to Swedish than to Standard English.

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Comparing Shaetlan and English grammar

Shaetlan’s grammar is not “mainly English“.

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