In the aftermath of her passing, it was reported that Queen Elizabeth could speak the local dialect of Balmoral and the region around it. This dialect of the north-east of Scotland – called the Doric ...

Nurses in Aberdeenshire are helping artificial intelligence (AI) technology learn the local Doric dialect. The trial allows software to automatically generate structured clinical notes, after ...

Patients having MRI scans in Aberdeen can now hear the instructions in the north east Scotland dialect of Doric. The University of Aberdeen's MRI scanner has undergone a £1.2m upgrade, including new ...

AS Scottish regional dialects go, the Doric can be one of the toughest to pick up. Allow us to assist with our brief guide to the history of the north east dialect, and some of the best phrases to ...

FIT next? Aberdeen University and an Aberdeenshire-based drama group have united to offer a £1000 prize for a play written in Doric, the distinctive dialect of the North east of Scotland. The prize is ...

DORIC has finally been recognised as an official Scottish language after being brought to a global audience by Pixar film Brave. The native tongue of northeast Scotland has faced decades of ridicule ...

Doric, a little-known form of North East Scots, is undergoing a pandemic-inspired renaissance. “Slaverin, slubberin, gibberin, gabberin, roon wi a wallop, a sklyter, a sweel,” recited the poet.

Doing business in the Doric dialect has been brought up to date thanks to an Aberdeen software company. MandOS has produced a tongue-in-cheek guide to common business and computer terms in the pithy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Doric” is a term used across Europe during the Renaissance to refer to rougher, but more genuine forms of language, in comparison ...