Seriously, tho, Lox ~~ your view is not universal, even among Scots/Scottish/Scotch people: see e.g. the second post in the thread from Sandy McLean ~~ is not that a Scottish-&c enuf name 4U? Nor have I endeavoured anywhere to lecture anyone as to what words or nomenclatures they should be using, but simply drawn attention to the fact that some of the best writers of the nationality in question [Boswell, Stevenson] have unselfconsciously used the now despised BY SOME usage, and requested comments.

My previous response to your previous post was I admit somewhat evasive, [& perhaps not as mannerly as one should always wish to be, for which I beg your pardon]; but the fact is that I am simply interested in why SOME Scots (not all ~ I call attention to Mr McLean again) have permitted themselves to have been so brainwashed by what I continue to suspect was a late C19 temperance genteelism of English origin.

While fully taking your point that meanings of words evolve, I have seen no denial of that particular postulation so far.

~Michael~