'Scots'/'Scotch'

SKARSOL skarsol at EROLS.COM
Tue Nov 12 18:36:34 EST 1996


William Duffy wrote:

> Being Scottish and living in Australia, I thought I'd mention that we
> refer to ourselves as Scots. It is non-Scots who refer to us as Scotch.
>
> To us, the only Scotch is the kind you consume.
>
> William

living in the us,ive only heard the word scotch as pertains to alcohol,
and transparent tape.ive never heard anyone call a scot a scotch.  :)
rj



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