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You might as well say that US English and Canadian English are different languages.

Geordie English is closer to Edinburgh 'Scots' than to RP English or US English or Indian English. Is it a dialect of Scots?

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There's also a smooth language continuum between Spanish and Portuguese, with varieties like Galego. This doesn't make them the same language. Historically the language continuum encompassed most of Europe, but people at the extremes would've had no expectation of understanding each other's language.

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