On 29 September 2011 22:29, Deryck Chan deryckchan@gmail.com wrote:
Edinburgh probably isn't very representative of the lot. Bring on the Glaswegians and Aberdeen Dorics! My classmate from Aberdeen claims clearly that he's *bilingual* in Doric [Scots] and English, as do most natives of Aberdeen. I think there are lots of native Scots speakers who realise Scots is different enough from English that it has become a different language, and it's our job to promote their awareness of a Scots Wikipedia.
Except the history suggests the reverse Scots was a separate language that has largely merged into English.