| With the return of Scots to respectability in the 19th century, Scotticisms have lost much of their former odium. |
| It is much more disappointing to see a Scot willingly ditching it, almost in the manner of those who, post-1707, were desperate to rid their speech of Scotticisms. |
| A London agent told her years ago that, if she dropped the parochial Morningside background and the pan-loaf Scotticisms, her sales would double. |
| His fretting about his Scotticisms made the Enlightenment an alien presence to robust patriots. |
| Scotticisms are idioms or expressions that are characteristic of Scots, especially when used in English. |
| A language has to be more than a few gallus Scotticisms scattered over standard English as a kind of local seasoning. |
