Talk:Kilt

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Source of material for the kilt article

The Citizendium version of the kilt article is being constructed exclusively from material created by myself. Much of this material was previously posted (by myself) to the Wikipedia article on the kilt (where it still remains), but as I was the creator of this material (at least that which will be used here), there is no need to backlink to the WP version. James F. Perry 20:57, 29 January 2007 (CST)

The material which I just now added to the kilt article (in the Altering a kilt section - kilt too long or too short) was written by myself and previously posted by myself to the Wikipedia version of the kilt article on or about January 20, 2007. However, as with the rest of this article, I was the original creator of the content and therefore there is no need to reference the WP version in the article credits. James F. Perry 07:13, 12 June 2007 (CDT)

What's in a word: skirt

My copy of the New Oxford American Dictionary (published 2001) defines the word kilt as follows:

a knee-length skirt of pleated tartan cloth traditionally worn by men as part of Scottish Highland dress and now also worn by women and girls. (emphasis mine)

Be it noted that some Scots take at least mild offense whenever the kilt is referred to as a skirt, though this is less the case today than it was a generation ago. While this very reputable dictionary employs the s-word without qualification, I have instead chosen to use the word skirtlike. Elsewhere, I see it described as an "unbifurcated male garment" or such like.

I see no good reason to abandon the use of a term (skirtlike) which conveys a clear meaning (especially in conjunction with the accompanying photo) in such a concise manner. At the same time, it takes no positiion on the somewhat sensitive issue as to whether the kilt is or is not a skirt.

James F. Perry 11:37, 14 June 2007 (CDT)