Eh, the Highlands speak Gaelic traditionally not scots in the way they're discussing in the article. Also to quote the article "Over the next few centuries, S

Eh, the Highlands speak Gaelic traditionally not scots in the way they're discussing in the article. Also to quote the article "Over the next few centuries, Scots, which was the language of the southern Scottish people, began to creep north" So that doesn't really support your point EDIT: so unless I miss my guess you're actually in Glasgow, so I'll ask, have you ever heard anyone speak "scots" as a distinct language, in real conversation? I'm genuinely curious about whether my experience of 40+ years not having heard it is unusual.