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Like other newsreaders, Catriona Shearer is careful to use English during broadcasts. She compares this with the history of the Scots language. In the 16th Century, Scots was spoken in the Parliament and most official documents were in Scots. Now Scots is often just seen in poetry. Since Devolution, Scots is increasingly being heard.We see Liz Lochhead reading a poem by Edwin Morgan at the opening of the Scots Parliament in 2000. The original news report in English is contrasted with a Scots language version.