The Scots mayor in north Germany being pushed out due to Brexit

Re:The Scots mayor in north Germany being pushed out due to ... by abrowne on Sunday April 07, 2019 @02:09PM (#19598665)

Understable if you're North American, where 'Scottish' is all I really hear. But it is common in the UK, for example 'Scots law' for the legal system in Scotland.

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Re:The Scots mayor in north Germany being pushed out due to ... by hellllllllooo on Sunday April 07, 2019 @02:12PM (#19598689)

I'm from the UK. Scots as plural is normal. This seems to be singular i.e. The Scottish mayor -> The Scots mayor.

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Re:The Scots mayor in north Germany being pushed out due to ... by abrowne on Sunday April 07, 2019 @02:17PM (#19598740)

Isn't it singular in e.g. 'Scots law'?

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Re:The Scots mayor in north Germany being pushed out due to ... by hellllllllooo on Sunday April 07, 2019 @02:29PM (#19598839)

I believe it is still a plural use of Scots i.e. The law of the Scots. "Scots mayor" is in this case is not referring a mayor of Scotland but an individual who is Scottish and happens to be a major. Just seems off. But the writer is German so no worries.

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Re:The Scots mayor in north Germany being pushed out due to ... by abrowne on Sunday April 07, 2019 @02:54PM (#19599058)

And I'm not trying to be a Scots Inquisition, just interested in language usage :-)

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Re:The Scots mayor in north Germany being pushed out due to ... by arethuza on Sunday April 07, 2019 @03:09PM (#19599176)

Or a Scotch Inquisition - which is what happens to you if you put Coca Cola in a malt.

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