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  • Re: ACB ... if you see someone in London wearing a kilt you,think he's

    From HenHanna@21:1/5 to soup on Mon Apr 1 10:57:23 2024
    XPost: alt.usage.english, sci.lang

    sorry for the confusing editing...


    afaik...


    soup wrote:

    90$ of Scotsmen do not own a kilt . They hire them for weddings and
    such. A decent kilt is VV expensive (not just the kilt : shoes,
    jacket, shirt, skean dubh, etc) and it is not worth shelling out for something that will get used once every couple of years or so (for
    most).

    There are basically two types of Scots. Those that live in the
    'Central belt' (Glasgow, Edinburgh, Up to Perth ,Dundee etc) and those that live North of that (mostly west) who wore kilts , etc
    (highlanders).



    [hire] (kilts for weddings) ( "rent" (rental) in Am.Eng )


    [for most] ---- is this common in the UK ? (... in Am.Eng)

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  • From Hibou@21:1/5 to All on Mon Apr 1 13:56:21 2024
    XPost: alt.usage.english, sci.lang

    Le 01/04/2024 à 11:48, HenHanna a cité :
    On 17/05/2020 17:43, Peter T. Daniels wrote:

    90$ of Scotsmen do not own a kilt . They hire them for weddings and
    such.

    When renting out kilts, it's as well to check that the occasion is not
    the man's own funeral.

    A decent kilt is VV expensive (not just the kilt : shoes,
    jacket, shirt, skean dubh, etc) and it is not worth shelling out for
    something that will get used once every couple of years or so (for
    most). [...]

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  • From candycanearter07@21:1/5 to Hibou on Mon Apr 1 15:10:11 2024
    Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote at 12:56 this Monday (GMT):
    Le 01/04/2024 à 11:48, HenHanna a cité :
    On 17/05/2020 17:43, Peter T. Daniels wrote:

    90$ of Scotsmen do not own a kilt . They hire them for weddings and
    such.

    When renting out kilts, it's as well to check that the occasion is not
    the man's own funeral.

    A decent kilt is VV expensive (not just the kilt : shoes,
    jacket, shirt, skean dubh, etc) and it is not worth shelling out for
    something that will get used once every couple of years or so (for
    most). [...]


    Is that a common saying?
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  • From SugarBug@21:1/5 to Hibou on Mon Apr 1 16:48:29 2024
    XPost: alt.usage.english, sci.lang

    On Mon, 1 Apr 2024 13:56:21 +0100
    Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote:

    Le 01/04/2024 à 11:48, HenHanna a cité :
    On 17/05/2020 17:43, Peter T. Daniels wrote:

    90$ of Scotsmen do not own a kilt . They hire them for weddings and
    such.

    When renting out kilts, it's as well to check that the occasion is not
    the man's own funeral.

    I would like to inquire about Scottish, 'See you Jimmy' hats.

    Are Scottish Jimmy hats a real thing in Scotland or is that merely Bubba Murakin cosplay?

    Do any limeys wear these silly hats?

    Also, do the English mock the Scottish brogue like Americans do?

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