As a Londoner with Scottish roots, I too liked to think of the Scots as different from the English. But the facts are against me. The Scots are fond of imagining that they are more compassionate and ...
Scottish and British celebrities have been pretty outspoken on the subject of an independent Scotland. A referendum on whether Scotland should leave the United Kingdom will take place on Sept. 18.
Scottish English is more than just an accent. It is a dialect with unique vocabulary, pronunciation, and expressions that differ from Standard Southern British English often found in textbooks.