Diversion from Galanthus in September 2014

[emma T]

Can not stand scotch eggs  ewwwwww

[Anthony Darby]

Goodness me- it's horrifying how many uses there are  in English of a word that is  so seldom used by the Scots themselves. I'd like, once  more, to scotch the rumour that Scots are in the habit of using such terms!

Quite so. At school in Stirling we called the game of "Hop Scotch" peever, because the shoe tin filled with gravel used was called a peever.

[Steve Garvie]

Quite so. At school in Stirling we called the game of "Hop Scotch" peever, because the shoe tin filled with gravel used was called a peever.

In Fife it goes by the name of Pauldies and in its original Pictish form was played with Roman heads.
(Rumour has it that late on a Saturday night the lost IXth can still be seen staggering about the High Street in Cowdenbeath!). 

[johnralphcarpenter]

In Fife it goes by the name of Pauldies and in its original Pictish form was played with Roman heads.
(Rumour has it that late on a Saturday night the lost IXth can still be seen staggering about the High Street in Cowdenbeath!). 

Headless? Or just legless?

[johnralphcarpenter]

And while we are on this subject; we all know that Scotch is whisky. Except in Belgium, where it is beer!

From Wikipedia: "These sweet, heavy-bodied brown ales represent a style which originated in the British Isles. The Caledonian theme is usually heavily emphasized with tartan and thistles appearing on labels. Examples include Gordon's, Scotch de Silly and Achouffe McChouffe".

[Anthony Darby]

Scotch maybe whisky to the rest of the world, but you wouldn't call it that in Scotland.

[Alan_b]

The 'Usage' section here http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/Scottish#Scottish__11 has a a good explanation of what word to use - but if unsure then "Scottish" is undoubtedly the safest bet, as in Scottish Rock Garden Club, for example.  I was interested to read that Robert Burns and Walter Scott were happy to use the term Scotch so the modern aversion to the term is not a long-established tradition.