Neil Harris wrote:
Perhaps the nearest equivalent might be "Scots" vs. "English". Read http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/scots/index.htm to get a flavor of Scots, which is an official language of the Scottish Parliament.
Of course, one still needs to distinguish between "Scots" as a dialect of English, and "Scottish" as a Gaelic language. In dealing with these issues, however, one may find Scotch to be more useful. :-)
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