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From: Sue Renkert <>
Subject: Re: [PACENTRE] Scot- Irish Traditions
Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2006 12:56:34 -0800
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Techically, Scot is a noun (name of a people) and Scotch is an adjective
(describing someone.)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Justin Kirk Houser" <>

> Den,
>
> Most interesting. They called themselves Scots in Europe but became known
> as Scotch here, eh?
>
> According to this source, some Scots disfavor the term Scotch:
> http://www.bartleby.com/64/C006/059.html

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