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? asked in Society & CultureLanguages · 8 years ago

Why is American English closer to Queen's English than Scottish English is?

I find Scottish English very different from what I learnt at school in my country. But both American English and Queen's English are understandable to me. Why is Scottish English more different from Queen's English than American English though it Scotland is closer to England than America is?

Thank you.

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  • 8 years ago
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    It's all English. however much you try and qualify it..

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