Quote Originally Posted by jkdesq
So two questions for you: i) if not from the culture, where do you think the definitions of English words come from? ii) I'll ask a THIRD TIME, why is it so important to you that kilts be viewed as a type of skirt? Give a responsive answer, please. I've given my answer before. I suspect you don't really read my postings.
I thought you wanted to simply agree to disagree?

i) I agree that word meanings are often derived from culture. And certain cannotations get attached the same way.

ii) And I will tell you once again that the kilt meets every descriptive qualification for 'skirt'. It is, for sure, a special subset of 'skirt', but it is a skirt nonetheless. Someone else said that people who do not accept that are in denial. I agree with him.

I do read your posts. Carefully.

I understand that you want nothing to do with women's clothing. Great. Neither do I. There is nothing feminine about the kilt. But it is a kind of skirt. Insisting that it isn't because "women wear skirts" is irrational.

I think we have gone far enough.