Doric expert, Sandy Stronach, wants the language to be boosted It is a language spoken by thousands of people in the north-east of Scotland. Mr Stronach told STV: "I feel that the more Doric is used, the better its future and maybe using known works as a vehicle to spread its use is one way to reach people who may not come into real contact with the tongue. "On reflection, something like a "Harry Potter" book may introduce youngsters to Doric. "As [the Scottish poet who lived from 1898 to 1943] William Soutar remarked: "The Scots tongue can only survive through the crib," meaning that the young have to use it. "I have grand children and great-grand children and I often feel they live in a parallel world in which it is possible never to hear Scots music, speech or any aspect of NE culture, immersed as they are in a media which is "'mid-Atlantic." "When the BBC featured "Trawlermen" they were inundated with complaints about having subtitles, emphasising the foreign aspect of Doric. Maybe Roald Dahl short stories may serve to reach youngsters? However anything written about Doric is grist to the mill as far as I am concerned and would be welcome. Would you like to see the Rowling or Dahl books in Doric?