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However the church, educational and legal structures remained separate.

This leads to important professional distinctions in the definitions of some words and terms.

If you’re after the strong and stoic type, you have to get used to this and not badger them into expressing their feelings.

They can take their drink This will sound like a stereotype and of course it isn’t true of every Scot; but in Scotland (and generally also in the rest of the UK), the pub is a frequent venue for dates, meet-ups and celebratory gatherings.

Online dating in Scotland is growing in popularity (click here to sign up) and when it comes to a venue for an initial meeting, the local boozer will likely be your date’s first choice.

They do banter very well As well as the joy of hearing the accent, talking to a Scottish guy is usually immensely enjoyable because the Scots love a good banter session or humorous rant.

If a Scottish guy is being a bit cheeky, it likely means you’ve made an impact so don’t be affronted – it’s a compliment!

The resulting shifts to English usage by Scots-speakers resulted in many phonological compromises and lexical transfers, often mistaken for mergers by linguists unfamiliar with the history of Scottish English.

Although pronunciation features vary among speakers (depending on region and social status), there are a number of phonological aspects characteristic of Scottish English: covert Scotticisms, which generally go unnoticed as being particularly Scottish by those using them, and overt Scotticisms, usually used for stylistic effect, with those using them aware of their Scottish nature.

cf modern Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Faroese barn, West Frisian bern and also used in Northern English dialects); bonnie for pretty, attractive, (or good looking, handsome, as in the case of Bonnie Prince Charlie); braw for fine; muckle for big; spail for splinter, snib for bolt, pinkie for little finger, janitor for school caretaker (these last two are also standard in American English), outwith, meaning 'outside of'; cowp for tip or spill, fankle for a tangled mess.

There are therefore words with precise definitions in Scottish English which have either no place in English English or have a different definition.

The speech of the middle classes in Scotland tends to conform to the grammatical norms of the written standard, particularly in situations that are regarded as formal.