In October 2003, a reporter in the Scotsman enthusiastically approved of the use of this Scots term: “The official opening of the Saline ‘Sitooterie’ caught our eye yesterday, or should that be ‘ee’.

A broken-down freight train has resulted in delays and cancelled services from Glasgow Queen Street. The train came to a halt between Cumbernauld and Camelon and it means all services between Queen ...