Fit wye nae cum doon tae Alford Librar iss wik an jyne in oor first Wednesday o e month Doric Blethers. We're gaun tae hae a reminiscence box fae e librar iss month an e topic is fairmin. Sae feel free tae bring yer potems, sangs, stories, anecdotes aboot fairmin. Or jist cum fur a blether an a fine fly. Aabdy welcome.

Why not come along to Alford Library this week and join our first Wednesday of the month Doric Blethers. We're going to have a remeniscence box from the library this month and the topic id farming. So feel free to bring your poems, songs, stories, anecdotes about farming. Or just come for a chat and a cuppa. Everyone welcome.

Doric Measurements to get Official Status 

The people of Northeast Scotland have long used a variety of Doric words to describe the weight, size and number of things. While native speakers are proficient in their ability to comprehend the exact amount of, for example, “a wee suppie”, non Doric speakers are sometimes left wondering as to “how much”, or “how many” is being referred to. 

It’s because of this, that Doric units of measurement are to be formalised.  

“Often, the issue is whether the noun modified is a count noun or a noncount noun”, said Phil Mair of The Doric Spikers Alliance, 

“Fyles e confusion comes doon tae a ‘suppie’, or a ‘puckle’.” Phil said,  

“Iv yer needin a bittie mair milk in yer tae, fur example, ye’d say – “can I get a wee suppie mair milk please?” Bit, iv ye were needin mair lumps o sugar, ye’d say “Can I hae a puckle mair lumps o sugar please? An of course”, Phil continued,  

“A puckle an a suppie can be prefixed wi an adjective tae denote exact quantity, for example, “a wee suppie – a small amount”, or a “fair puckle - lots”.  

Other units of measurement set to be included are:  

Muckle = Big 

Great muckle = massive 

Wee = small 

Affa wee = very small 

Fyle = while 

Wee fylie = short time 

In a wee meentie = in a minute 

St Peter's Primary hid thir Beuk Launch at e stairt o e month an fit a rare time we hid. Hae a leukie here fur mair info: Aberdeen City Council News Page. Muckle thanks tae Aiberdeen Cooncil Creative Fund fur makin iss projeck possible.