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I've probably spoken with 3 or 4 Scots in my entire my entire life, and I've heard a few speak in various news/radio spots. Listening to a Scottish person speak

I've probably spoken with 3 or 4 Scots in my entire my entire life, and I've heard a few speak in various news/radio spots. Listening to a Scottish person speak really sounds like someone speaking English with a heavy accent. Seeing it written is nothing short of amazing.

_petronius 9y ago
The Socts language[0] is not to be confused with Scottish English[1] (although it's easy to see the elements of the Scottish accent in English in Scots orthography). Scots is a fellow-descendant from Middle English (alongside modern English), with some minor grammatical, and more substantial vocabulary divergence. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scots_language https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scots_language [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_English https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_English