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A Scotticism is a phrase or word, used in English, which is characteristic of Scots.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2008-04-21. An idiom or mode of expression characteristic of Scots; esp. as used by a writer of English.
  2. ^ "Scotticism definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary".
  3. ^ "Definition of SCOTTICISM". www.merriam-webster.com.

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southern dialect, perhaps after being educated in England, or that the Scotticisms were "translated" by later scribes. It seems a more likely suggestion...

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