Scots Wikipaedia

[thanmuwa]

Firstly, Scots is not a form of English, its actually just as closely related to Scandianvian languages and Dutch, but has been under English influence for so long that you really have to look deep to see it. There's a really interesting article here: http://www.omniglot.com/writing/scots.htm

Your article makes the point that it is an early offshoot (ie, it is a form of) of English. At the very least, English is by far its closest relative.
My personal opinion is that Scots is clung onto for use as an excuse for the utterly abysmal standard of spelling in this country (the list goes on and on and on!). The only place I have seen worse spelling on shop-signs and so on is on websites like this. The continued existence of the Scots language is convenient, it allows the lowland Scots to justifiably claim that English is a foreign language to them!

[scottishcurryfan]

Your article makes the point that it is an early offshoot (ie, it is a form of) of English. At the very least, English is by far its closest relative.
My personal opinion is that Scots is clung onto for use as an excuse for the utterly abysmal standard of spelling in this country (the list goes on and on and on!). The only place I have seen worse spelling on shop-signs and so on is on websites like this. The continued existence of the Scots language is convenient, it allows the lowland Scots to justifiably claim that English is a foreign language to them!

I agree entirely.