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Thread #95549   Message #3213387
Posted By: Suegorgeous
27-Aug-11 - 08:09 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: Is Scots a Language or a Dialect?
Subject: RE: Folklore: Is Scots a Language or a Dialect?
Greg and McGrath - as I understand it, children don't have to be given either of their parents' surnames. You can give a child a completely different surname. Some parents choose to give the surname Wild, for example.