"I wear kilts," or "I wear the kilt." What do you say?

**turpin** · 14th March 08, 08:47 PM

Originally Posted by Ozman1944

(Sorry, I'm starting St. Patrick's Day early...)

What hw said, what hes aid. D@MN! WHAT HE SAID1. I give up. I'm gopinf oro another dingkke

GG · 14th March 08, 11:10 PM

I don’t have this problem, at all. I will say “Jeg går i kilt” [I go in kilt] = I’m wearing (a) kilt or “Jeg kan lide at gå i kilt” [I like to go in kilt] = I like wearing (a) kilt.
In Danish we simply don’t use an article before the noun in phrases like that. So, now you have probably got your very first lesson in Danish.

Greg - som tit går i kilt

www.dress2kilt.eu

**Wulf Skjaldr** · 14th March 08, 11:42 PM

I wear the kilt and the kilt is good.

I have to agree with GG, Danish is a far more sensible language about the whole thing. I don't say that because I happen to be Danish also, but because I really believe it.

**McClef** · 15th March 08, 03:25 AM

I believe that's true of Nordic languages in general (though I don't know about Finnish which is somewhat different.)

And plural rules are easier adding -er to make a plural and -ene to make a plural with the definite article.

Kilter - kilts
Kiltene - the kilts

**Draelore** · 15th March 08, 05:29 AM

Kilties, I believe that we are at an impasse. Both "the kilt" and "kilts" appear to be accepted plurals for the article of clothing called a kilt.
For myself I will use "kilts" unless speaking with dedicated kilties to avoid sounding pompous (even though I believe the "the kilt" is most grammatically correct).

Andy

**Mael Coluim** · 15th March 08, 07:16 AM

Right, recently I started a thread on the plural of kilt.

**James MacMillan** · 15th March 08, 07:24 AM

In my ever so humble opinion, I believe the following statements to be true:

I wear the kilt. (I choose to wear the national dress of Scotland and free-minded men the world over.)

I wear a kilt everyday. (The kilt is my chosen mode of attire.)

I wear kilts. (I am lucky enough to own many and I wear them all.)

I go about kilted. (See number one above)

I am a member of the kilt revolution. (I have chosen the kilt to experience comfort and freedom!)

I like the kilt. (I hate pants!)

I like kilts. (So many lovely tartans.)

**SportBilly** · 15th March 08, 08:08 AM

Originally Posted by James MacMillan

In my ever so humble opinion, I believe the following statements to be true:

I wear the kilt. (I choose to wear the national dress of Scotland and free-minded men the world over.)

I wear a kilt everyday. (The kilt is my chosen mode of attire.)

I wear kilts. (I am lucky enough to own many and I wear them all.)

I go about kilted. (See number one above)

I am a member of the kilt revolution. (I have chosen the kilt to experience comfort and freedom!)

I like the kilt. (I hate pants!)

I like kilts. (So many lovely tartans.)

I concur. Now why didn't you get that in on page 1 of this thread? lol