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> Would an English native understand them? Depends where in Scotland and how much they've had to drink. On a serious note, words like ken, bairn, breekies, st
by walthamstow 3y ago
> Would an English native understand them?
Depends where in Scotland and how much they've had to drink.
On a serious note, words like ken, bairn, breekies, stramash are not that well understood by English people. But it's unlikely a Scot would use them when talking to an Englishman.
- palata 3y agoRight. But is it then that a Scot would just not use some local words, but still speak in their language? That's different with Swiss-German. If a Swiss-German person talks to you in German, then they are not talking in their language.
- benj111 3y agoDepends where in England. Bairn is northern English too.