Hou monie fowk speaks it the day, an is it deein oot or whit?
Aabodie in Scotland onie lenth o time aye comes ti speak a wee bit Scots, but monie fowk in Scotland haurdly iver speak onie Scots avaa. Maist fowk unnerstaun mair nor thay’r aesie able ti speak, an monie fowk ar blate ti speak it for fear o takkin a dry or gettin tongue-tackit. The state o research is gey puir, but a muckle study pitten on bi the General Register Office in 1996 suggestit thare wis aiblins 1.5 million speakers the day. This maun mean the tongue is deein oot, hou fast we canna ken for want o research or collection o Census data.
