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Thread #95549 Message #3214183
Posted By: Dave MacKenzie
28-Aug-11 - 06:14 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: Is Scots a Language or a Dialect?
Subject: RE: Folklore: Is Scots a Language or a Dialect?

Just because Scots and English were the same language half a millenium ago does not mean that they're the same language today. Look at Norwegian, Swedish and Danish.