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12th November 07, 06:31 PM
#21
 Originally Posted by James MacMillan
While in this general vane, what is the plural of sgian dubh?
 Pray tell me kind sir.
might it Sgian Doobies?
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12th November 07, 06:53 PM
#22
Originally Posted by Oldhiker
might it Sgian Doobies?
Or as ol blue eyes would say - sgian doobie doobie doo......
And I forget who did the Danka sgian.......... some short guy who still does gigs in Vegas?
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12th November 07, 07:04 PM
#23
Originally Posted by Panache
I believe sgian dubh simply means "black knife" in Gallic.
sgian = knife
dubh = black
Cheers
Jamie
Now, Jamie, I always believed Gallic to be the language of the Gauls, and Gaelic to be that of the Celts! 
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12th November 07, 07:11 PM
#24
Originally Posted by James MacMillan
And I forget who did the Danka sgian.......... some short guy who still does gigs in Vegas?
Wayne Newton.
"...when People are universally ignorant, and debauchd in their Manners, they will sink under their own weight without the Aid of foreign Invaders."
Samuel Adams
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12th November 07, 08:08 PM
#25
I believe that in parts of the Appalachian Mountains (and other?) regions of the USA, plurals are not used with many words.
“How far is it? Five mile.”
“Four year ago.”
“He stood six foot tall.”
“What I really need is a few more kilt!” 
[FONT="Georgia"][B][I]-- Larry B.[/I][/B][/FONT]
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12th November 07, 08:11 PM
#26
Originally Posted by James MacMillan
Well, even though, the thread was hi-jacked, we still managed to get a good discussion going.
Sorry, about the hijacking. The masked linguist rides again!
Originally Posted by James MacMillan
You can look at kilt web-sites and see many spellings of the same things.
I've wondered about those numerous spellings. The thread began with the proper place name/clothing spellings, but may of the non-standard spellings are quite prevelant. Argyle seems rather common. Does anyone know the reason for this variance? I mean, I know spellings weren't as standard years ago and there are still differences between British and American spellings. But is one spelling more British? More American? More Scottish?
I dunno, I have a good sense of humor and a lot to learn, so hopefully someone can help.
Last edited by TheKiltedWonder; 12th November 07 at 10:31 PM.
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12th November 07, 09:02 PM
#27
Originally Posted by James MacMillan
You can look at kilt web-sites and see many spellings of the same things.
That's probably the Gold Bros. fault.
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12th November 07, 09:15 PM
#28
Originally Posted by TheKiltedWonder
Snip
I dunno, I have a god sense of humor/Snip
A God sense of Humour can be a dangerous thing
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13th November 07, 05:14 AM
#29
Hey, I thought this thread was about place names in Highland wear!
Such as:
Inverness cape
Kilmarnock bonnet
Glengarry bonnet
Argyll hose
Sherrifmuir doublet
These are just a few I noticed were left off the list.
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13th November 07, 08:23 AM
#30
Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome
Hey, I thought this thread was about place names in Highland wear!
It was. It got hijacked ;-)
Last edited by Dirk Skene; 13th November 07 at 08:26 AM.
Reason: FORGOT SMILEY
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