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===Scotland=== In [[Scotland]], and in related cultures, the term ''Anglo-Scot'', sometimes shortened to ''Anglo or Anglos'', is used to refer to people with some permutation of mixed Scottish-English ancestry, association and/or birth; such as English people of Scottish descent, Scottish people of English descent, or heavily [[Anglicization|Anglicised]] members of the [[Noblesse|Scottish nobility]] who are indistinguishable from English members of the [[British upper class]] and speak with a [[Received Pronunciation]], or other elite Southern accent. A great number of Anglo-Scots have made their mark in the fields of sport, politics, law, diplomacy, the [[Military history of the United Kingdom]], medicine, engineering, technical invention, [[maritime history]], geographical exploration, journalism and on the stage and screen. The London-born writer [[Ian Fleming]] being one such example of this mixed ancestry. His [[James Bond (literary character)|James Bond]] character is the preeminent fictional example of the ''Anglo-Scot''. At the same time, however, [[John Lorne Campbell]], whose decades long work as a collector alongside his wife, American [[ethnomusicologist]] [[Margaret Fay Shaw]], preserved countless works of [[Canadian Gaelic]] and [[Scottish Gaelic literature]], [[Hebridean mythology and folklore]], and [[Scottish traditional music]] that may otherwise have been lost, was an Anglo-Scot. Campbell was raised to speak only Received Pronunciation English as an [[Argyllshire]] landlord at the height of the [[British Empire]], but his decision as a young adult to reject the traditionally [[Anglophile|pro-English]] and pro-Empire politics of his family in favor of [[Scottish nationalism]], [[decolonisation]], and fighting for the survival of his threatened ancestral [[heritage language]] of [[Scottish Gaelic language|Scottish Gaelic]], may well be said to have changed the course of modern [[Scottish history]].<ref>Ray Perman (2013), ''The Man Who Gave Away His Island: A Life of John Lorne Campbell'', [[Birlinn Limited]]. Pages 1-140.</ref> The modern Gaelic [[Scottish Gaelic Renaissance|literary]] and [[language revival]]s, as well as the growing use of [[Scottish Gaelic-medium education|immersion schools]] in both Scotland and [[Nova Scotia]] are his legacy. The term ''Anglo-Scot'' is often used to describe Scottish sports players who are based in England or playing for English teams, or vice versa. This is especially so in football, notably in [[Rugby union]], where the [[Scottish Exiles (rugby union)|Anglo Scots]] were a Scottish non-native select provincial District side that competed in the [[Scottish Inter-District Championship]].
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