Re: Scots, scottish, scotch (was: Re: Cyrillic - accented/acuted vowels)

From: Marion Gunn (mgunn@egt.ie)
Date: Wed May 04 2005 - 04:38:59 CDT

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    My first draft reflected that, but I discared it as too pedantic to post.:-)
    mg

    Scríobh Jony Rosenne:
    >
    > I believe that both Denmark and Danish are called after the name of the
    > people. Denmark, or Danemark, means the mark (march, a border district) of
    > the Danes.
    >
    > I think England too is a country named after the people, rather than the
    > other way round.
    >
    > Jony 

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