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mahutana
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Hi everybody, I looked up the nationality of people who live in Scotland, I found two. what �s the difference between "Scots" and "Scottish" ? thanks |
30 Apr 2015
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serzt
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| Scotland | Scottish, Scotch | a Scot | the Scots |
Scottish is the usual word for the people and culture of Scotland; Scotch is used for whisky. Scot 1 a person from Scotland 2 the Scots [plural] the people of Scotland Scottish of or connected with Scotland or its people• the Scottish Highlands• Scottish dancing You can say "a Scot" but can �t say "a Scottish" .You can use it with a noun like "footballer". A Scottish footballer. Scot is a word like "Briton." |
1 May 2015
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almaz
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And Scots is also the Germanic language most closely related to English. (cf. Standard Scottish English) |
2 May 2015
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spinney
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Good point Alex. Scots is a language all on its own, not a dialect as some prefer to believe. In fact, there are areas in England close to the border where Scots words are prefered to English ones. And poetry in Scots is wonderful. |
2 May 2015
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cunliffe
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Gaelic is a language, but I �ve never heard of Scottish as a stand alone language. Or as we say in Durham, �Scottish a language? Garn gerraway an � shite. � |
2 May 2015
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spinney
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Haud yer wheerst! Ye dinnae ken what yer havering aboot! 
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2 May 2015
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cunliffe
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Maybe this is why I cannot understand a word my mate from Glasgow says. I thought it was because he �s always drunk, but now I know he �s speaking a foreign language! ;-))) |
2 May 2015
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