>links

I've just looked it up. Message is listed as "errand" in the Scots dictionary, so that must be the basis of the Scottish use. I'll check with some friends to see if the word "errand" is ever used and if there is any subtle difference between the two.


(Note: For furrigners, not around for earlier discussions - there is a difference between Scots, the language and the spoken language of modern Scottish people, which may include Scots - look up some Burns poems if you'd like to read some Scots.

Scots is the Germanic language, related to English, spoken in Lowland Scotland and Ulster, not the Celtic language Gaelic!
http://www.scots-online.org/dictionary/