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8 total sentences available.
An Englishman, a Scotsman, an Irishman, a Welshman, a Gurkha, a Latvian, a Turk, an Aussie, a German, an American, an Egyptian, a Japanese, a Mexican, a Spaniard, a Russian, a Pole, a Lithuanian, a Jordanian, a Kiwi, a Swede, a Finn, an Israeli, a Romanian, a Bulgarian, a Serb, a Swiss, a Greek, a Singaporean, an Italian, a Norwegian, an Argentinian, a Libyan and a South African went to a night club. The bouncer said: "Sorry, I can't let you in without a Thai."
Source: tatoeba (1741482)
What does a Scotsman wear under his kilt?
Source: tatoeba (2321122)
There were once a Scotsman and an Englishman and an Irishman serving in the army together, who took it into their heads to run away on the first opportunity they could get.
Source: tatoeba (4850108)
On the second morning, the Scotsman saw from the top of his tree a great castle far away.
Source: tatoeba (4850110)
Showing 4 of 8 available sentences.
Closest matches include scotchman, cultural symbol, highlander, scot, scotchmen.
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