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Using Scots words to create a menacing atmosphere
John Michie suggests that many Scots words can send a chill down your spine. Words like 'mirk', 'smoored', and 'thrappled' and the phrase 鈥楬owe Dumb Dead鈥� combine to link crime and murder with traditional Scottish language.
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