natives of Scotland
and their descendants elsewhere (plural of “Scot”)
a language, “Lowland Scots”
not Scottish English
not the Scottish Gaelic language
Scottish:
the
general adjective referring to “Scotland” an awthing she cries her ain
Scotch:
an obsolescent adjective referring to “Scotland,” “Scottish” and “Scots”
fossilized
in the names of specific foods
and drinks, such as scotch pie, scotch broth, scotch
eggs, butterscotch, and scotch whisky (in which cases it is not capitalized)
Jonny
Meibohm (Member of Lowlands-L)
Bremerhaven, Lower Saxony, Germany, March
28, 2008
Reinhard “Ron” F.
Hahn (Member of Lowlands-L)
Seattle, Washington, USA, March
29, 2008
(Baith the twa o them real Sassanach o the left-ahint Continental
kynd!)
Introduction
Scots:
