I'm not interested in technicalities, but more modern and common understandings of words. We live in the here and now, and the word skirt today is associated with a female garment. In that context, a kilt is not a skirt. I also like to correct women who tell me they have a kilt, they have a pleated skirt or a kilted skirt, but not a kilt!
Originally Posted by Jimmy Carbomb Originally Posted by Raphael It doesn't bother me when I am wearing my Utilikilt. It seems most people think they are just skirts. But when I am in my tartan, you better call it a kilt. Right on! The only thing that I'll add is that if you're wearing sandals and a tank top with it... expect it to be called a skirt. It you're wearing a sporran, kilt hose and a nice shirt... the skirt comment is VERY rare. That's from constant observance and experience. Unless you happen to live in an extremely conservative region like I do Rob Wright
or you could just say it's a belted plaid (if you're in tartan)...that would send them for a loop. or if your in a modern style, say "Nice Blouse" when they say it's a shirt, then say "When men wear it, like when men wear it, it's called a kilt! " btw a good way to explain the music/sound statement use something less abstract. all Ford Mustangs are cars, but not all cars are Ford Mustangs...as an example. of course as a philosophy major it makes sense to me the way it is said.
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