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... English stereotype of themselves tends to foster a lack of sympathy with other points of view . This is what is known as their insularity . It has led even a friendly European to write a book entitled The English – are they human ...
... English stereotype of themselves tends to foster a lack of sympathy with other points of view . This is what is known as their insularity . It has led even a friendly European to write a book entitled The English – are they human ...
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... English attribute to themselves , the English stereotype of Scotland is highly favourable . In some moods the English are even prepared to lump Englishmen and Scots together and to be unconscious of the difference . In a radio quiz ...
... English attribute to themselves , the English stereotype of Scotland is highly favourable . In some moods the English are even prepared to lump Englishmen and Scots together and to be unconscious of the difference . In a radio quiz ...
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... English - as opposed to Standard Southern English . Apart from occasional Scottish idioms and expressions it uses the vocabulary and grammar of standard English : it is in fact simply the Scottish way of pronouncing English . The ...
... English - as opposed to Standard Southern English . Apart from occasional Scottish idioms and expressions it uses the vocabulary and grammar of standard English : it is in fact simply the Scottish way of pronouncing English . The ...
Contents
TO OUR ENGLISH BROTHER | 19 |
Demand for a plebiscite | 26 |
HISTORY AND LEGEND | 33 |
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