It has emerged in recent days that at least a third of all articles written on the Scots language version of Wikipedia were written by an American teenager with no knowledge of the hamely tongue, essentially writing a pastiche which was neither fish nor fowl.
In recent times, Scots had achieved somewhat of an academic revival, with the Open University even offering a MOOC promoting its cultural influence, but this week's controversy could inflict significant damage on its linguistic reputation, with native speakers struggling to repair its historical cachet.
In recent times, Scots had achieved somewhat of an academic revival, with the Open University even offering a MOOC promoting its cultural influence, but this week's controversy could inflict significant damage on its linguistic reputation, with native speakers struggling to repair its historical cachet.
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