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Ha! And don’t even get me started with the Scots and their whiskey. Bruichladdich, Pittyvaich, and Tè Bheag? Bunnahabhain Stiuireadair? Auchroisk??

I swear they only do this to mess with people.

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In these cases it's all Scottish Gaelic, which has a complex but very consistent phonics system. Complaining about it would be like complaining that Russian vodka brands are hard to pronounce because you can't read Cyrillic

"Scots and their whiskey"

    >:-(

Nobody in Scotland makes whiskey

What a delight, I haven't seen that smiley in a while!

When and why did we all collectively decide not to use those any more? (I know why, but still.)

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