English. HOW DIFFERENT ARE THE SCOTS AND ENGLISH?

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England


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England


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Scotland


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Scotland


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British English• Is often referred to the written

Standard English and the

pronunciation known as

Received Pronunciation (RP).

Scottish English• The biggest difference between English-English and

Scottish-English is ost definitel! the accent.

• "as a long tradition as a separate written and spoken

variet!. Pronunciation# graar and le$is differfro other varieties of English e$isting on the

territor! of the %ritish Isles. It can be e$plained b!

its historical developent. &. 'ee' is used b! an!Scottish where the

English would sa!

'little'.

. '*es' is t!picall!

replaced b! '+!e'.

,. The ter inor in

%ritish English is used

to denote a person

below the age of &

!ears# while Scottish

law distinguishes

between pupils (to age

& for girls and & for

bo!s) and inors (olderchildren up to &)/


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OW DIFFERENT ARE THE SCOTS AND ENGLISH

T"E Scots are ver! fondof stressing how

different the! are fro the

English. To outsiders fro

the %ritish scene entirel!#

the nature of this difference

is

not iediatel! obvious.

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Possible differences of two basic sorts

were investigated0 differences in odal personalit! and

differences in attitudes. The first would be the ore basicsort of difference. 1eep in their wa! of coping with the

world# Scots and the English ight be different. The second is

ore superficial# but nonetheless iportant0 possible

differences# not in the t!pe of people within the two groups but in the attitudes the! hold about political and social issues.


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British poplBritish people, or Britons,

are the citizens of the

United Kingdom, British

Overseas Territories, and

Crown dependencies; and

their descendants.

British nationality law

governs modern Britishcitizenship and nationality,

which can be ac!ired, for

instance, by descent from

British nationals.

"hen !sed in a historical

conte#t, the term British

people refers to the ancient

Britons, the indigeno!s

inhabitants of $reatBritain so!th of the %orth.


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Scottish poplThe &cottish people or &cots,

are a nation and socially de'

fined ethnic gro!p residentin &cotland.

(istorically, they emerged

from an amalgamation of

two gro!ps)the *icts and

$aels)who fo!nded the

Kingdom of &cotland +or

lba- in the th cent!ry, and

tho!ght to have been

ethnoling!istically Celts.

/n modern !se, 0&cottish

people0 or 0&cots0 is !sed to

refer to anyone whose

ling!istic, c!lt!ral, family

ancestral or genetic originsare from within &cotland.


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The! 2ove to 3ueue0 4actto queue means to wait in line. This is a bit of an odd

one, but British people do enjoy queuing. Seriously,

there's something it just can't be explained about

this one, but you daren't push in a queue; you should

really just offer sandwiches.The! 2ove Talking +bout the eather0 4act

f there is a lull in con!ersation with a British

person, watch them go for their get"out"of"jail"free

card# the weather. t can be raining, snowing, or just

a!eragely gray and they will tal$ about the weather.

Though if you experienced the hourly changes in

weather they had, then you would probably tal$about it a lot, too%


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The! ear Top "ats and Tails (or 5ilts) Scottish people don't wear $ilts e!ery time they

lea!e the house, and English people don&t wal$

around in a top hat and tails e!ery day only on

special occasions.

The! +ll "ave Pale Skin0 4act (or some reason, Brits are all destined to be so

pale that if they didn&t wear clothes you could see

straight through them. (or them, pale is the new

tan; they ha!e no option other than to ma$e it

fashionable.

The! 2ove Tea# Especiall! +fternoon Tea)ost British people drin$ a lot of tea and say sorry

too much * or at least that's what the rest of the

world thin$s. Britain is a tea"drin$ing nation.


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Salt +nd SauceScots in +dinburgh li$e to laugh at the

confused faces of mericans at this point as

they struggle to fit in. The sauce is a tangy,

fruity, nippy, sweet and sour combination,

which probably helps the cholesterol batterits way into your blood system.

%uckfastShouting -Buc$y- at the top of your !oice

could result in numerous different reactions

from passers by.

Shorts +t The 4irst Sign 6f Spring

%ottles 6f 7inger ne of the most non"descripti!e phrases of

all time, this one. bottle of ginger, one

might surmise in Scotland, would be abottle of rn"Bru.


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7oing 4or *our 8essages 1oesn9t

8ean *ou +re + Sp! f you are e!er sitting with a Scot and they

exclaim that they are off out for their messages,

there is one assumption you should not ma$e,

and one which you should. /o assume howe!er, that you are boring and

your con!ersation is bobbins, for to go out for

your messages is to go out and do your food

shopping.

The 4ear hen *ou +rrive In England

ith 6nl! Scottish 8one!To some Scots, crossing the border is a

terrifying idea " they would rather lic$ the

scrotum of a homeless man. Tra!eling to

+ngland brings its own danger; money. 0anding o!er a paper note with a guy with a

wig on to a cashier in some parts of +ngland is

a$in to ta$ing a dump in their till.

"earing + Scottish +ccent +broad Is

2ike 4inding + 2ong 2ost Relative


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British culture,customs and traditions

+ handshake is the ost coon

for of greeting aong the English

and %ritish people and is custoar!

when !ou are introduced to soebod! new.

T"E 5ISS0

It is onl! when !ou eet friend# who !ou haven:t seen for a long tie# then !ou would kiss the

cheek of the opposite se$. In %ritain a kiss is generall! enough.

%ritish people place considerable value on punctualit!. In %ritain# people ake great effort toarrive on tie. It is often considered ipolite to arrive even a few inutes late. If !ou are

The English are said to be reserved

in anners# dress and speech.

The! are faous for their politeness# self ; discipline and

especiall! for their sense of huour.

%asic politeness (please# thank !ou#

e$cuse e) is e$pected.


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