Kilt, Skirt, MUG, etc.

[jkdesq]

Freedomlover,

I notice how you pick and choose the portions of my post to which you respond. If you evaluated the entire piece, I think you would find that I have already answered to the points you draw out in your response:

i) you know about the Concise OED that says a kilt is "skirtlike" not a "skirt"; plus you acknowledge that both Websters and OED define a "skirt" as a woman's garment
ii) the Compact is smaller than the Concise, I guess the editors either copied Websters (shutter) or economized on the "like"
iii) I don't attach myself to any verse -- I have identified the ambiguity and have take the position I prefer -- kilts are not skirts, because generally skirts are viewed as woman's clothing -- a view arrived at by looking at many sources
iv) The internal inconsistency -- thanks for agreeing with me -- this supports point iii)
v) ad hominem -- learnt from you -- you can't suggest that you weren't ad hominem in your post of 4:49 am today
vi) If you can accept my position, why do you keep responding saying yours is the only correct one?

We can agree that a poll would be a great idea.