OFF: Re: 'Scots'/'Scotch'

[Jon Jarrett]

On Tue, 12 Nov 1996, Carl Edlund Anderson wrote:

>     *Actually*, the technical term for the Scotish dialect of English is
> "Scots" or "Scots English".  The non-English Scotish tongue is "Scots
> Gaelic" (as distinct from Irish Gaelic, which also has a variety of
> appellations).
>
> Academically,
> Carl

        Well, that's as may be but it's still spelt `Scottish'...
Pedantically,                                            ^
              Jon ( :-p )


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