[quote="Robbie"]Just to be pedantic, the correct spelling is Sgian Dubh (Gaelic for Black Knife).

"I am often called down for writing 'skene dhu' instead of sgian dubh. My answer is that I am writing English, and you will find 'skene dhu' in any good English dictionary. I am not against using a Gaelic word when it is called for, as witness breacan feile , used above to avoid confusion. But I see no more reason for writing sgian dubh than for writing mukesin for 'moccasin' or juzgado for 'hoosegow'. I admit I'm an extremist on this point; I even prefer 'cream of mint' tp cre'me de menthe, unless I'm talking to a Frenchman".

-J.Charles Thompson-