Re: Branch of English or a Separate Language?

From: M. Ranjit Mathews (ranjit_mathews_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 09/14/04 

Date: 14 Sep 2004 00:35:19 -0700

Prai Jei <pvstownsend@zyx-abc.fsnet.co.uk> wrote ...

> Note that where Scots uses different words to standard received English
> (whatever you conceive that to be), e.g. "til", "siccer", "ken",
> "scrieve" (for "to", "sure", "know" and "write" respectively), the Scots
> words are closer to other Germanic or Scandinavian languages.

Then, is "scrivener" more common in Scots than in English?

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