Big Unc, please read on before you tear out you hair. I have been sorting through some of my mother's treasure and came across part of an old song book Called 'Fifty Scotch Songs'. There are only two songs left, it is in tatters. The first is 'The Blue Bells of Scotland' And then one I never heard of 'The Birks of Aberfeldy'. It has the usual number of adverts including A Luxury French Coffee, tenpence per pound!! The lord only knows how mother came by this, but I will keep it. Let the kids throw it out if they want. I wonder if 'Scotch' was correct in the old days, now I would say Scottish or Scots.
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Scotch Song Book
- Thread starter Sue
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Birks - birch trees. A heap of beautiful scenes of the beautiful Moness Gorge.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=t...QWQrYGIAg&sqi=2&ved=0CGUQsAQ&biw=1093&bih=477
Melody by Robert Burns to a pre-existing tune. More details here:
https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?hl=e...093&bih=477&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&cad=b
I am far from sure that up here "Scotch" was ever correct except in a limited number of contexts but was probably used more than it should have been south of the border. Wikipedia defines it as obsolescent:
Scotch (adjective), a largely-obsolescent adjective meaning "having to do with Scotland". Now Scots or Scottish are the correct word.
Correct uses now are given here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch
As it says, Scotch whisky, a whisky made in Scotland, outside Scotland is commonly abbreviated as "Scotch". In Scotland it is abbreviated to "Whisky"
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=t...QWQrYGIAg&sqi=2&ved=0CGUQsAQ&biw=1093&bih=477
Melody by Robert Burns to a pre-existing tune. More details here:
https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?hl=e...093&bih=477&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&cad=b
I am far from sure that up here "Scotch" was ever correct except in a limited number of contexts but was probably used more than it should have been south of the border. Wikipedia defines it as obsolescent:
Scotch (adjective), a largely-obsolescent adjective meaning "having to do with Scotland". Now Scots or Scottish are the correct word.
Correct uses now are given here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch
As it says, Scotch whisky, a whisky made in Scotland, outside Scotland is commonly abbreviated as "Scotch". In Scotland it is abbreviated to "Whisky"