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January = Robert Burns

Jan16
2012
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A little off our usual focus, but if anyone currently has children at primary school in Scotland, you’ll know that for 1 month, focus turns on to Scots, with the sometimes dreaded Burns competition. Needing help with thir pronunciatioun? Cannae tell yer baudrons frae yir bawbees? Jump on over to the BBC’s Burns pages, where you can listen to versions of the poems (and songs) and read the words. Can be very helpful! The link’s here

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