Re: "Ignorant" = "rude" a Scotticism?

[Steve Boatti]

The use of "ignorant" to mean "rude" is not limited to English. The Webster's
New World Italian-English Dictionary (originally published by Collins in the
UK) lists "boor" as one meaning of Italian "ignorante." This corresponds to an
earlier poster's theory that the meaning of many similar English words arose
out of invidious rural/urban distinctions.

Steve Boatti
sjb72 at columbia.edu