There's a word for that...

[Taffy Jack]

Those burdened with a linguistic or an historic bent may find this brief rundown of Scots language (as contrasted with Scottish Gaelic) interesting:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/article...eid=5c11e2f09b

[Profane James]

Good read! Thanks for sharing.

[Ivor]

Thanks for that interesting link, Taffy Jack, and it is so true how a dominant culture tries to suppress that of another it seeks to control. I wish I had a hot dinner for every time I have heard or read disparaging comments about road signs in Welsh or locals speaking their language which the listener objects to.

[frank_a]

I am quite familiar now with Scots, though I certainly don't understand all the words. I'm not half way through the last book of Lewis Grassic Gibbons early 20th century Scottish trilogy, "A Scots Quair." As long as I read it as a stream of consciousness, which is how I believe the author intended, I pretty much get it. Very interesting set of books, and my first introduction to Scots.

Frank

[Tobus]

Unless I missed it, the article didn't mention Lallans. Is this generally considered synonymous with Scots, or is it one of the distinct regional (lowlands, I presume) dialects?

[neloon]

Unless I missed it, the article didn't mention Lallans. Is this generally considered synonymous with Scots, or is it one of the distinct regional (lowlands, I presume) dialects?

Yes, everything except Doric (Northeast), Orkney and Shetland which are hard for Central Belt Scots to cope with. Few people speak Lallans these days. There are, of course, many fine subdivisions in all the dialects.

Alan