tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193359558734748178.post2877613361979996710..comments2014-06-20T14:40:09.213-07:00Comments on THE 1718 PROJECT: Scotch Irish Foodways and other matters!: WHAT'S IN A NAME?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193359558734748178.post-54997931997732080672010-08-28T10:42:30.165-07:002010-08-28T10:42:30.165-07:00I feel like cheering when I read this defense of t...I feel like cheering when I read this defense of the term "Scotch-Irish". It is the correct term, and Scots-Irish an affectation.<br />"Scotch" and "Ulster-Scotch" are the everyday speech equivalents we use back here, but somehow "Scotch" has become (wrongly) regarded as impolite.<br /> An American friend, Professor Michael Montgomery, who is author of "Smokey Mountain English", and is the leading academic authority on the Ulster-Scots language, has written a brilliant defense of the term "Scotch-Irish" in America.Philip Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266929629062158843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193359558734748178.post-42810260159996008062010-03-09T18:01:12.754-08:002010-03-09T18:01:12.754-08:00In Londonderry and Derry, NH I see both Scots and ...In Londonderry and Derry, NH I see both Scots and Scotch used equally. Personally, I don't think folks here care which one is used, and sometimes I'll see both spellings in one paragraph!Heather Wilkinson Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704949156266722016noreply@blogger.com