{"product_id":"scottish-english-english-scottish-by-mary-kean","title":"Scottish-English, English-Scottish; by Mary Kean","description":"\u003cp\u003esmall pocket Scottish \/ English \u0026amp; English \/ Scottish Dictionary Pure delight, especially for the American tourist and other native English speakers. (reminds me of a time years ago traveling in Austria when I was conversing with a young Scottish couple. We were discussing the difference between Scottish and American English - both the accents and the differences in words. At one point, I made the remark, \"But if I listen carefully, I am mostly able to understand what you are saying. The young man looked at me, smiled and answered, \"Weel, that's cuz we're be-in polite\". Later, when I heard just the two of them talking together, I realized they had indeed been being polite to me for I understood almost none what they were saying to each other. Here are a few interesting examples from the Scottish 'B' listings -* bairn: child * ben: mountain * biggin: building * blate: slow; backward, shy * blether: talk nonsense * bothy: cottage * brae: hill * braw: beautiful * brig: bridge * bubblyjock: turkey * burn: brook; creek * byre: small barn; cowshed\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43300405248074,"sku":"6263m","price":8.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/6263m.jpg?v=1770695342","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/scottish-english-english-scottish-by-mary-kean","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}