http://www.joewhite.com/2005/12/31/auld-lang-syne/ The occasional writings of a questionable mind. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:45:28 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://www.joewhite.com/2005/12/31/auld-lang-syne/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Mojo Mon, 02 Jan 2006 17:18:55 +0000 http://www.joewhite.com/?p=406#comment-92 IIRC, technically the original song was written not in English, but rather in Scots, which is a disused dialect of English that was largely banned (along with Highland Gaelic) after the Act of Union in 1707. Many of the words that had to be translated are original Scots, and not merely adaptations of southern English. IIRC, technically the original song was written not in English, but rather in Scots, which is a disused dialect of English that was largely banned (along with Highland Gaelic) after the Act of Union in 1707. Many of the words that had to be translated are original Scots, and not merely adaptations of southern English.

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