Scottish English

Scottish English, also known as Scottish Standard English or Standard Scottish English (SSE), is a dialect of English that is spoken in Scotland. People can tell Scottish English from other types of British English by the accents, grammar and vocabulary.

Scottish English should not be confused with Scots, a language that is very much like but is separate from English. Scots has affected Scottish English by means of contact with the Standard English after the 17th century. Still, many speakers of both Scots and Scottish English put them into different registers and switch smoothly between them.