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To: Dan Evans; texasflower

"It's wrong to say: He's Scottish dear. Not British....Especially when you say it with that snotty, condescending tone."


It's not wrong, and for you to continue to insist on this semantic definition of Scotland and the Scots people, who are Celts, whereas the British are descended from Angles and Saxons and the ancient name of their (English) country was Pretania (Britain), you are displaying your ignorance and insecurity. When England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales formed a united country they took the name Great Britain, but the Scots are no more British than the New Jerseyans who live in the "greater Philadelphia metropolitan area" are Pennsylvanians.

Texasflower has been saying, I believe with some merit, that certain Freepers' enthusiasm for Ann's looks and her history has blinded them to her actual poor performance on the Ferguson show; and that the same men who defend Ann's smart-alex feistiness are attacking Texasflower for hers. I am forced to agree. Sorry.


162 posted on 05/25/2005 12:00:33 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (Spade = spade.)
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To: Albion Wilde
the Scots are no more British than the New Jerseyans who live in the "greater Philadelphia metropolitan area" are Pennsylvanians.

Really? So you could live in Philadelphia for generations but you aren't a Pennsylvanian if your ancestors were from New Jersey. That's just silly.

It's not wrong, and for you to continue to insist on this semantic definition of Scotland and the Scots people, who are Celts,

And Scotland has been part of Britain for centuries but they aren't British, they are Celtic?

Main Entry: Brit·ish
Pronunciation: 'bri-tish
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English Bruttische of Britain, from Old English Brettisc, from Brettas Britons, of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh Brython Briton
1 a : the Celtic language of the ancient Britons b :
BRITISH ENGLISH
2 plural in construction : the people of Great Britain or the Commonwealth of Nations

QED. The Scots are British.

163 posted on 05/25/2005 1:36:42 PM PDT by Dan Evans
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