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Encyclopedia > Scots

Scots may refer to:

SCOTS may refer to: Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen of the UK Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification... Pound Scots was the national unit of currency in the Kingdom of Scotland before the country entered into a political and currency union with England in 1707. ... This article is about the Scottish as an ethnic group. ... Scots is an Anglic variety spoken in Scotland, where it is sometimes called Lowland Scots to distinguish it from Scottish Gaelic spoken by some in the Highlands and Islands (especially the Hebrides). ... Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... Scottish English is usually taken to mean the standard form of the English language used in Scotland, often termed Scottish Standard English. ... In older times Scotch was an adjective meaning of Scotland. Nowadays the standard adjective is Scottish or Scots, and Scotch usually only pertains to specific items such as scotch whisky or scotch eggs. ... The Gaels are an ethno-linguistic group in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man, whose language is of the Gaelic (Goidelic) family, a division of Insular Celtic languages. ... For other schools with a similar name see Scotch College. ... The Royal Regiment of Scotland is the only Scottish line infantry regiment of the British Army. ...

The Scottish Corpus of Texts & Speech (SCOTS) is an ongoing project to build a corpus of modern-day texts in Scottish English and varieties of Scots. ... Southern Culture on the Skids, also known to fans as SCOTS, is an American music group composed of Rick Miller (vocals, guitar), Dave Hartman (percussion), and Mary Huff (vocals, bass guitar). ...

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Scots-Online - Pittin the Mither Tongue on the Wab! (398 words)
Scots - the language of lowland Scotland, a descendant of the Anglo-Saxon Language.
The Scots language is also known as the Doric, the Buchan Claik, the Patter, Lallans (Lowland Scots,)Braid Scots, Broad Scotch, Scotch, The Mither Tongue and in Ulster as Ulster Scotch or Ullans and to some simply the Scottish dialect.
Scots texts for those who are interested in learning Scots or for those who already speak it and wish to enjoy it.
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