Re: rhotic miscellany (was: Advanced English + Babel text)

Steg Belsky scripsit:

> Has [the uvular trill] hit Scots and/or Scottish Gaelic yet?  Since
> Alba Nuadh is the next province over from Mueva Sefarad, that'd affect
> whether it's a very small minority of speakers or a very large minority
> :) .
Scots, definitely yes.  SG, I don't know.

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