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## Rationale
Scots uses a letter, yogh (&yogh;, &Yogh;), which is not present in the modern
Scots uses a letter, yogh (ȝ, Ȝ), which is not present in the modern
English alphabet. Since the late medieval period, printers in Scotland tended
to buy their type from typefounders in England, who did not include &yogh;.
to buy their type from typefounders in England, who did not include ȝ.
Consequently, it has become common practice to use 'z' in
place of &yogh;, which leads to confusion in the pronunciation of many words
place of ȝ, which leads to confusion in the pronunciation of many words
and, in particular, in names such as
* Cocken&yogh;ie
* Dal&yogh;iel
* Men&yogh;ies
* &Yogh;etland
* Cockenȝie
* Dalȝiel
* Menȝies
* Ȝetland
If you think that native Scots speakers pronounce these words strangely, this
is probably why.
As modern computers are perfectly capable of displaying the &yogh; glyph, it
As modern computers are perfectly capable of displaying the ȝ glyph, it
seems sensible to make it convenient for Scots users to have a keyboard layout
which makes it convenient to type it.