Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stane Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in Scots [Cover may vary]

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The Highland Clearances are the name we gave to a process in which landowners realised there was more money in using the land for grazing sheep and, later, for staging hunts. In their place, wealthy lowlanders and the English aristocracy would stay in Highland estates and stalk deer over the hillsides, and wear kilts and drink whisky and have a great time. Be sorted, earn house points, take classes with our fine Hogwarts staff, debate which actor portrayed Dumbledore the best, and finally get some closure for your Post-Potter Depression.

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If you say the last one slightly wrong – “Aveda Kedavra” – you inflict soft, clear, youthful-looking skin on your victim. Fitt shared some with NPR (and you can hear the pronunciation by listening to their interview with him). If you find one of these knocking about in your downstairs loo – the print line on the copyright page is 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 – it’s worth a small fortune.

Fun fact: there was one of these in the Daily Telegraph’s books cupboard for many years, but it mysteriously went missing in the early noughties. Matthew Fitt handled the adaptation for Harry Potter and the Philospher’s Stane, and if you have any interest in the Scots language–and I do–you’ll be fascinated. According to figures released in 2015, more than 87,000 Scots have at least some understanding of the language, with the proportion of people who can speak it increasing slightly in younger age groups.

Harry Potter in Scots is exactly what you English and

In retrospect, AS Byatt might have been the wrong person for the New York Times to commission to appraise the series’ success.

Haig Club, on the other hand, was a brand of whisky launched in 2014, in association with former England football captain David Beckham and English music producer Simon Fuller. Mr and Mrs Dursley, o nummer fower, Privet Loan, were prood tae say that they were gey normal, thank ye awfie muckle. The translation uses “standard Scots” – words and sounds used throughout Scotland, without regional variation. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising.